Adolescent development is a distinct and important field of research within developmental psychology, and the ground-breaking conceptual work of Urie Bronfenbrenner and his ecological systems theory is among the most highly-cited and influential in this area. 

This SAGE Major Work covers key contributions in the area of adolescent development framed by Bronfenbrenner’s seminal, from the latest developments in fMRI technology to current insights about adolescent health and problem behaviors, and is designed to be a touchstone text for scholars, practitioners and educators within the fields of developmental psychology, health, and education.

Volume One: Biological Processes, Puberty, and Brain Development

Volume Two: Proximal Developmental Contexts: The Family and Peer Group

Volume Three: Schools, Achievement, Work, and Careers

Volume Four: Distal Developmental Contexts – Neighborhoods, School, and Culture

Volume Five: Health, Health-Risk, and Problem Behaviors