Adolescence Development & Institutional Care A Review

Adolescence is a critical phase in a human beings life. Adolescents not only come across sexual-related problems but other major problems as well. Problems like an identity crisis, behaviour-related issues like aggression or defiance behaviour, and risk-taking behaviours occur during this phase. Adolescents also find it difficult to discuss with their counterparts, family members or parents about sex which in turn leads to various misconceptions about this subject. This can cause serious problems to adolescents as in the absence of information, they tend to experiment and can cause harm to themselves. Adolescent girls often face more challenges and problems in comparison to boys in adolescence. Millions of adolescent girls do not have access to education, a billion of the worlds girls live in poverty, and there is the issue of child marriage persistent in many parts of the world. This scenario is truer for adolescent girls in the developing regions of the world. This book provides an important review of the various stages and changes taking place during adolescence. It also looks at the evolution of various theories proposed by different academicians and theorists concerning adolescence development from various perspectives. This book also looks at the issues faced by adolescents, especially girls in regions like India. Moreover, this book also covers the various programmes and steps taken by the policymakers that seek to address such issues.