Childhood and Youth in Germany and The Netherlands: Transitions and Coping Strategies of Adolescents

Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Contents -- Part I. Status Transitions of Dutch Adolescents and the Role of Parents -- 1. The Modernization of the Youth Phase. Educational, Professional and Family Careers of Dutch Youth in the Nineties / Peters, Els -- 2. Courtship and Sexuality in the Youth Phase / Ravesloot, Janita -- 3. The Role of Parents in the Transition Period of Young People / Bois-Reymond, Manuela du -- Part II. Modernisation of Childhood in East and West Germany and The Netherlands -- 4. The Impact of Social and Cultural Modernisation on the Everyday Lives of Children. Theoretical and Methodological Framework and First Results of an Inter-cultural Project / Büchner, Peter -- 5. The Modern Family as a Negotiating Household. Parent-Child Relations in Western and Eastern Germany and in the Netherlands / Bois-Reymond, Manuela du -- 6. Biographisation in Modern Childhood / Krüger, Heinz-Hermann / Ecarius, Jutta -- Part III. Coping Strategies of Dutch and German Adolescents in Social Context -- 7 Internal and External Coping in Adolescence. Psychosomatic Complaints, Aggressive Behaviour, and the Consumption of Legal and Illegal Drugs / Kolip, Petra / Hurrelmann, Klaus -- 8. Demands for Help. Gender Differences in Informal and Medical Help-Seeking / Settertobulte, Wolfgang -- 9. Adolescents' Health Problems and Utilization of Medical and Psychosocial Care Services in East and West Germany. Findings of a Study Based on Interviews of Medical, Psychological and Educational Experts. / Palentien, Christian / Hurrelmann, Klaus -- 10. Emotional Problems in Adolescence / Dekovic, Maja / Meeus, Wim -- 11. Inter-Ethnic Violence: A Male Youth Problem? / Vollebergh, Wilma -- 12. Youth Under Threat / Garnefski, Nadia / Diekstra, René F. W. -- Part IV. Youth Information in the Netherlands A New Educational Concept -- 13. Youth Information, Education and the Psychosocial Functioning of Adolescents. An Approach Using Both Socialisation- and Coping-theory / Linden, Frans J. van der -- 14. The Demand for Youth Information. Results of a national survey among adolescents and young adults in The Netherlands / Guit, Harry / Linden, Frans J. van der -- References