Adolescents, Cultures, and Conflicts

First published in 1998. Adolescent development and well-being are both affected by socio-political change, political violence, immigrant status and various types of cultural, social and institutional diversity. These are realities faced by many adolescents in Europe today. This book examines these circumstances, and also the impact of recent socio-political changes in Eastern Europe and conflicts in Northern Ireland. Adolescent identities are looked at, as well as the effects of prejudice towards immigrant youths from their host societies.

Jari-Erik Nurmi

Chapter One Growing Up in Contemporary Europe: An Overview, Part I: Cross-National Differences, Chapter Two Adolescents' Subjective Well-Being in Fourteen Cultural Contexts, Chapter Three Social Habitus and Future Plans, A Comparison of Adolescent Future Projects in Finland and France Michael Motola, Pentti Sinisalo, and Jean Guichard, Chapter Four Dutch and Swedish Adolescents' Understanding of Peace and War, Part II: Social Change and Political Conflicts, Chapter Five The Gains and Losses of Bulgarian Youths during the Transition from Socialism to Democracy, A Longitudinal Study, Chapter Six Timing of First Romantic Involvement, Commonalities and Differences in the Former Germanies, Chapter Seven Adolescents, Families, and German Unification, The Impact of Social Change on Antiforeigner and Antidemocratic Attitudes, Chapter Eight Adolescents and Political Violence, The Case of Northern Ireland, Part III: Immigration, Acculturation, and Xenophobia, Chapter Nine Acculturation and Adaptation, A Case of Vietnamese Children and Youths in Finland, Chapter Ten Immigration, Xenophobia, and Youthful Opinion, Chapter Eleven Conclusions and Perspectives, Index