Adolescent Portraits: Identity, Relationships, and Challenges

by Andrew Garrod, Lisa Smulyan, Sally I. Powers

Adolescent Portraits is a compelling anthology of first-person accounts written by college students which illustrate the contemporary theories and research that surround adolescent development today. These real-life cases represent a fascinating, diverse cross-section of contemporary adolescence and cover a variety of issues, including family and peer relationships, eating disorders, self image, illness, and disabilities.

Genres: Psychology

336 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

Andrew Garrod is Professor Emeritus of Education at Dartmouth College. He is coeditor of I Am Where I Come Frome: Native American College Students and Graduates Tell Their Life Stories; Growing Up Muslim: Muslim College Students in America Tell Their Life Stories, First Person, First Peoples: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories, Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell Their Life Stories, Mi Voz, Mi Vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories, and Mixed: Multiracial College Students Tell Their Life Stories.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good book about Dartmouth students. I could definitely identify with several experiences, and now I want to read more of Garrod's case studies.