Relationships in Adolescence

229 Pages·2022·10.989 MB·English

by  John C. Coleman

ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
THE ADOLESCENT
Volume 5
RELATIONSHIPS IN
ADOLESCENCE

RELATIONSHIPS IN
ADOLESCENCE
JOHN C. COLEMAN
First published in 1974 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
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DOI: 10.4324/9781003343028
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Relationships
in Adolescence
JOHN C. COLEMAN
London Hospital Medical College
ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL
London and Boston
First published in 1974
by Routledge 6* Kegan Paul Ltd
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London EC4V $EL and
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© John C. Coleman 1974
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Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 74-81193
To Christopher and Nicholas

Contents
Preface ix
1 Theoretical background 1
2 The problem and the method 24
3 Solitude and self-image 33
4 Heterosexual relationships 53
5 Parental relationships 68
6 Friendship and the small group 90
7 The large group 107
8 A focal model of adolescent development 135
Appendix A 158
Appendix B 160
Appendix C 164
Appendix D 172
Bibliography 207
Index 212