Beyond the Self: Perspectives on Identity and Transcendence Among Youth:a Special Issue of applied Developmental Science

by Furrow; James L.

• ISBN13: 9780805895995
• ISBN10: 080589599X
• Edition: Limited
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Beyond the Selfgrew out of a conference of developmental scientists who examined the ways that young people were developing understandings of self that anchored youth to something larger than their own personal competencies and success. Each of the papers drew on the question of how one locates the formation of identity within the scope of different transcending demands or influences. This special issue is organized into three parts--moral, civic, and cultural and religous identity--but are not exclusive in their focus on these themes as many of the sections provide a more integrated view of human development. In sum, these articles recognize that the search for identity and purpose within adolescence is informed by a multiplicity of voices.

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction: Identity and Transcendence Among Youth: A View of the Issues	116	(3)
James L. Furrow
Linda M. Wagener
SECTION I: MORAL IDENTITY AND PURPOSE
The Development of Purpose During Adolescence	119	(10)
William Damon
Jenni Menon
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Committed to Caring: Transformation in Adolescent Moral Identity	129	(9)
Kevin Reimer
The Cultural Construction of Moral and Civic Identities	138	(10)
Na'ilah Suad Nasir
Ben Kirshner
SECTION II: CIVIC IDENTITY
September 11 and Service: A Longitudinal Study of High School Students' Views and Responses	148	(8)
Edward Metz
James Youniss
Neighborhoods, Adults, and the Development of Civic Identity in Urban Youth	156	(9)
Robert Atkins
Daniel Hart
Trust, Identity, and Civic Hope	165	(7)
Constance Flanagan
Positive Youth Development: Thriving as the Basis of Personhood and Civil Society	172	(9)
Richard M. Lerner
Elizabeth M. Dowling
Pamela M. Anderson
SECTION III: CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY
A Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Identity as Coping: Linking Coping Resources to the Self Processes of African American Youth	181	(8)
Margaret B. Spencer
Suzanne G. Fegley
Vinay Harpalani
Coming of Age in a Multicultural World: Globalization and Adolescent Cultural Identity Formation	189	(8)
Lene Arnett Jensen
Religion and Identity: The Role of Ideological, Social, and Spiritual Contexts	197	(8)
Pamela Ebstyne King
Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Toward a Field of Inquiry	205
Peter L. Benson
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
Stacey P. Rude