In this chapter, students should learn:

• how young adolescents' views of themselves change and the factors that bring about these changes
• what factors influence young adolescents' self-esteem
• how adolescents develop a sense of identity
• what family relationships are like during early adolescence and the parenting behaviors that promote or inhibit their development
• the extent to which parent-adolescent conflict occurs and the role that conflict plays in adolescent and family development
• the diversity of adolescent peer cultures and the dynamics of these peer groups
• how friendships and dating relationships form during early adolescence, the factors that contribute to popularity and rejection, and the importance that these intimate relationships play in adolescents' development
• about the role that music plays in adolescents' lives and how they respond to it
• how computers and computer-related technology influence young adolescents

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