Focus on Relationships

FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS SHEDS LIGHT ON THE NEW AND CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS TEENAGERS ENCOUNTER AS THEY TRAVEL THE ROAD TO ADULTHOOD. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON A VARIETY OF INTERACTIONS, FROM IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS, PEEERS, COACHES, TEACHERS, AND OTHER ADULTS. EACH SECTION FEATURES CLEAR EXAMPLES OF FICTIONAL AND REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS THAT ILLUSTRATE BOTH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FACETS OF RELATIONSHIPS. AN ANNOTATED LIST OF CURRENT, RELATED RESOURCES, INCLUDING HOTLINES, ORGANIZATIONS, VIDEOTAPES, AND FICTION AND NONFICTION BOOKS, FOLLOWS EACH CHAPTER.