Learning Objectives

Understand why autonomy is an important psychosocial issue in adolescence.

Understand the three types of autonomy.

Understand the development of emotional autonomy and the issues of detachment and individuation.

Understand the influence of parenting practices and parenting styles on the development of adolescent autonomy.

Understand the changes in the three domains of behavioral autonomy: decision making, conformity, and self-reliance.

Understand the difference between the changes in susceptibility to peer pressure and the strength of peer pressure during adolescence.

Understand Kohlberg's theory of moral development and the three stages he describes.

Understand Gilligan's approach to moral development and how it differs from that of Kohlberg.

Understand the changes that take place in adolescents thinking about politics and religion.

2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.