Books in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development series

Restoring ethnographic methods to a central place in social inquiry, this text discusses how qualitative methodologies have strengthened the understanding of cognitive, emotional and behavioural development, and of the difficulties of growing up in contemporary society.

This collection of articles by specialists in child development brings together work from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to establish the importance of the preschool period for parent-child attachment relationships.

The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.

A collection of articles by 26 leading professionals that survey the theoretical, historical, methodological, empirical and clinical aspects of repression and the repressive personality style. The text examines various topics from both psychoanalytic and cognitive psychological perspectives.

A collection of 14 essays on sexual behaviour, from adolescence to old age, and covering such groups as singles, married couples, homosexuals and African-American men and women. This volume also looks at topics such as the effects of chronic disease and medication on sexual functioning.

Documents the challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood - former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in juvenile justice system, youth in criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people in mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities.

It is often said that a teen "old enough to do the crime is old enough to do the time", but are teens mature and capable enough to participate in adult criminal court? In this book, leaders in developmental psychology and law combine their expertise to investigate the limitations of youth policy.