Adolescent Risk Taking

By Gavin Bell

Book Overview

With a focus on adolescents, this volume explores such questions as: whether similarities exist between different types of risk taking, such as mountain climbing and criminal behaviour; whether an examination of risk-taking behaviour will shed light on problem behaviours such as unprotected sex; and whether there are positive aspects to adolescent risk taking.

With contributions from psychology, sociology, medicine and public policy, the volume uses risk taking as a framework to study many dangerous, and often life-threatening, adolescent behaviours. Following a review of research, topics discussed include theories of risky choice, the use of rational choice theory in predicting heightened risk taking, sociobiological facto

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803950659
• ISBN13: 9780803950658
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"