Review
Shirley Lindenbaum Professor of Anthropology, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Professor Richard Parker, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
'The book busts some myths and provides timely reinforcement of truths that world governments would rather avoid. It offers some ways forward, and reminds those of us who are too ready to sideline young people that they are fellow citizens.' - Times Educational Supplement
'A useful starting point to locate evidence and research on a whole range of health issues and themes.' - Youth and Policy
Product Description
This book calls into question mainstream assumptions about adolescence that underlie many of our understandings in relation to sexual practices and drug use among the young. It provides a more complex view of the transition to adulthood as not merely biologically driven, but rather socially and culturally organized.
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