In this chapter, students should learn:

• how older adolescents develop autonomy, what autonomy development involves, and the factors that contribute it

• how sexuality changes during late adolescence, the sexual attitudes and behaviors of older adolescents, and the social-psychological correlates and contexts of adolescent sexuality

• why adolescents do or do not use contraception, the consequences associated with becoming pregnant during adolescence, and what adolescent parents are like

• the issues related to being a gay or lesbian adolescent

• how behavior problems develop and the consequences associated with being delinquent or using tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs

• adolescent depression and the factors that cause it

• the issues related to working during adolescence and the impact of work on school and behavior

• how adolescents cope with the challenges and opportunities they face during late adolescence

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