Author Description

1. Introduction: Adolescent Identity, Risk, And Change / Bonnie L. Hewlett -- 2. Childhood, Adolescence, And Longevity: A Chapter On Human Evolutionary Life History / Barry Bogin -- 3. Risky Adolescent Behavior: An Evolutionary Perspective / Bruce J. Ellis -- 4. Hunter-gatherer Adolescence / Bonnie L. Hewlett And Barry S. Hewlett -- 5. Identity Development, Crises, And Continuity: Death-defying Leaps In The Lives Of Indigenous And Nonindigenous Youth / Michael J. Chandler And William L. Dunlop -- 6. Contributions Of Ritual Experssions At Puberty To Optimal Identity Formation Of North American Indian Girls / Carol A. Markstrom -- 7. Food Restriction And Social Identity Of Aka Forager Adolescents In The Republic Of The Congo / Kiyoshi Takeuchi -- 8. The Bullet Is Certain: Armed Children And Gunplay On The Streets Of Haiti / J. Christopher Kovats-bernat -- 9. Multiple Identifications Of Multicultural Adolescents: Dialogues Between Tradition And Postmodernity In A Global Context / Toon Van Meijl -- 10. Traditional Dress In Kuwaiti Adolescents' Drawings: Relations To Social Attitudes / Ramadan A. Ahmed And Judith L. Gibbons -- 11. Introduction To Television And Dominican Youth / Marsha B. Quinlan And Jenna R. Hansen -- 12. China's Emergent Youth: Gender, Work, Dating, And Life Orientation / William Jankowiak And Robert L. Moore -- Perspective On Adolescent Identity / Alice Schlegel. Edited By Bonnie L. Hewlett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.