Medicine, Mind and Adolescence 1997, XII, 1-2
Adolescentology: Youth, their needs, and the professions at the turn of the century
LeRoy Travis
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Abstract
A review of central features of our world as it is experienced by youth at the end of the 20th century leads to three conclusions: (1) that the prospects for the great mass of contemporary adolescents are grim; (2) that the professions that serve the well-being of youth face challenges that are beyond their capacity to deal with in isolation from one another; and (3) that the emergent multi-profession endeavor called adolescentology is one promising adaptation to the situation.
(Paper presented at the First International Congress "The Changing Family and Child Development", July 1997, University of Calgary, AB Canada)
Key Words: adolescentology; adolescent employment; schooling.
