All About Adolescence: Understanding Development in Today's World

All About Adolescence provides a comprehensive and current introduction to all key aspects of adolescent development.Building on the success of The Nature of Adolescence, this book addresses the unprecedented changes affecting young people's lives, including the social media explosion, AI emergence, pandemic impacts, and growing climate emergency awareness.It covers critical contemporary topics including advances in neuroscience and brain development research, evolving discourses around racial and gender identity, mental health and well-being concerns, and the lasting effects of Covid-19 on adolescent development. What sets this book apart is the authentic voice of young people themselves.Interviews with individuals aged 14-18 from diverse backgrounds are woven throughout all eleven chapters, providing vivid, real-world insights into what it means to be an adolescent in today’s world.The book emphasizes a positive perspective on adolescence while developing the innovative STAGE theoret