Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Historical Perspectives
Book Title
Handbook of adolescent psychology
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9780080319230
Publication Date
1987
Description
Most writings portray the concept of adolescence as relatively recent in the history of civilization. However, the notion of adolescence has early roots in the scholarly works of the ancient Greeks For example, Plato and Aristotle recognized a hierarchy of developmental events and attached special significance to the growth of "reasoning" during the transitional period between childhood and adulthood. (excerpt from Handbook of Adolescent Psychology)
Publisher
Pergamon Press
City
New York
First Page
3
Last Page
12
NSUWorks Citation
Sisson, L.,
Hersen, M.,
Van Hasselt, V. B.
(1987). Historical Perspectives. Handbook of adolescent psychology, 3-12.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/371
Additional Information
V.B. Van Hasselt and M. Hersen, Editors