Why today's adolescents behave differently from those of earlier generations

Authors
Elkind, D
Citation
D. Elkind, Why today's adolescents behave differently from those of earlier generations, PEDIAT ANN, 30(2), 2001, pp. 97
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC ANNALS
ISSN journal
00904481 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4481(200102)30:2<97:WTABDF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The contemporary generation of adolescents is different from earlier genera tions in its adaptations of exchanged values, replaced markers, and new int ellectual skills. The author discusses the changes in American society that have led to these adaptations.