Adolescence and puberty

319 Pages·1990·15.662 MB·English

by  John Bancroft, June Machover Reinisch

ADOLESCENCE AND PUBERTY
THE KINSEY INSTITUTE SERIES
June Machover Reinisch, General Editor
Volume I
MASCULINITY/FEMININITY: Basic Perspectives
Edited by
June Machover Reinisch, Leonard A. Rosenblum,
and Stephanie A. Sanders
Volume II
HOMOSEXUALITY/HETEROSEXUALITY:
Concepts of Sexual Orientation
Edited by
David P. McWhirter, Stephanie A. Sanders, and
June Machover Reinisch
Volume III
ADOLESCENCE AND PUBERTY
Edited by
John Bancroft and June Machover Reinisch
ADOLESCENCE
AND PUBERTY
Edited by
John Bancroft, M.D.
June Machover Reinisch, Ph.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Adolescence and puberty /
edited by John Bancroft, June Machover Reinisch.
p. cm.—(Kinsey Institute series ; v. 3)
Based on a symposium held Nov. 20-23, 1986 at the Kinsey Institute,
Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-19-505336-2
1. Teenagers—Sexual behavior—Congresses.
2. Puberty—Congresses.
I. Bancroft, John. II. Reinisch, June Machover.
III. Series.
[DNLM: 1. Adolescent Psychology—congresses.
2. Puberty—congresses.
3. Sex Behavior—in adolescence—congresses.
WS 462 A23235 1986]
HQ27.A235 1990 612.6'61—dc20
DNLM/DLC for Library of Congress
89-23160
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Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
To Professor Igor Kon, Institute of Ethnography, USSR Academy of
Sciences, Moscow, for his seminal and courageous scholarly and sci-
entific work on Soviet youth and sexology.
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Preface
Adolescence and Puberty is the third volume in the Kinsey Institute Se-
ries. In each volume, researchers from a wide range of academic disci-
plines draw on their own data and on the viewpoints of their own area
of expertise to address the central issues in a specific arena of dis-
course. The chapters for each volume were written after the contribu-
tors participated in a Kinsey Symposium on the topic. As a result, they
reflect the diverse perspectives that emerge during sustained discus-
sions among colleagues from many different fields. The editors of each
volume provided an introduction based on the full range of discussions
at the Symposium and the contents of the final contributions. This
overview highlights the central themes and research findings of the
volume as well as major issues for future consideration.
We would like to acknowledge the support of Indiana University.
Special thanks go to Stephanie Sanders, Mary Ziemba-Davis, Kathryn
Fisher, Sandra Ham, Elizabeth Roberge, Janet Rowland, Terry Sare,
J. Susan Straub, and the other members of The Kinsey Institute staff
for their assistance in planning and conducting the Third Kinsey Sym-
posium and for helping to prepare this book. We also thank Joan Bos-
sert and Louise Chang at Oxford University Press.
Bloomington, Ind. J.B.
May 1990 J.M.R.
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Contents
Introduction, 3
John Bancroft
I Interaction of Biological and Environmental Factors in
Puberty and Adolescence
1. Factors Controlling the Onset of Puberty in Primates, 9
Judy L. Cameron
2. The Onset of Human Puberty: Biological and Environmental
Factors, 29
Nancy /. Hopwood, Robert P. Kelch, Paula M. Hale, Tarina M.
Mendes, Carol M. Foster, and Inese Z. Beitins
3. Biological and Social Influences on the Endocrinology of Puberty:
Some Additional Considerations, 50
Stephanie A. Sanders and June M. Reinisch
4. A Comparative Primate Perspective on Adolescence, 63
Leonard A. Rosenblum
5. Hormonal and Social Determinants of Adolescent Sexual
Initiation, 70
/. Richard Udry
6. Hormones and Behavior at Puberty, 88
Editha D. Nottelmann, Gale Inoff-Germain, Elizabeth J. Susman, and
George P. Chrousos
7. Changing Patterns of Psychiatric Disorders
During Adolescence, 124
Michael Rutter
8. Mood Changes During Adolescence, 146
Robert T. Rubin