Product Description: This volume describes research focusing on changes in different dimensions of parenting and conceptions of parental authority during adolescence. The seven chapters illuminate the dimensions of parenting that change (or remain stable) over the course of adolescence...read more

The psychological study of moral development has expanded greatly, both in terms of the diversity of theoretical perspectives that are represented in the field, as well as in the range of topics that have been studied. This Handbook of Moral Development represents the diversity and multidisciplinary influences on current theorizing about the psychological study of moral development and the range and broad scope of topics being considered by scholars in the field. The book is divided into six parts: structuralism and moral development stages social domain theory and social justice conscience and internalization social interactional, sociocultural and comparative approaches empathy, emotions and aggression moral education, character development and community service. This Handbook will be of interest to scholars, policy makers, educators, and professionals who work with children.