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Index
Aaar, L., 291 -92n4
Abandonment, fear of, 38
Abuse. See Domestic abuse; Sub-
stance abuse
Acting-out behaviors, and myths of
adolescent development, 6
Addams, Jane, 279
Adelson, E., 287 n2
Adler, N., 287 n7
Adolescence and Its Relation to Psychol-
ogy, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex,
Crime, Religion, and Education
(Hall), 4 - 5
Adolescents: attitude toward risk-
taking, 25, 28 - 29, 54, 90, 92 - 96,
275 ; developmental theory on,
66 - 67, 71 - 72 ; lack of advocacy
programs for, 279 ; learning to
assess risks, 32, 91 ; myths about,
3, 66 - 67, 281 n2, 282 nn7-9,
285 n7, 292 n10, 293 n5; parental
influence on, 53, 230 ; psychoan-
alytic role for, 11 - 12 ; reluctance
to confide in parents, 37, 40,
216 ; risk-taking in perspective,
4 - 11 ; and violence statistics, 151
Adoption, 38, 46, 48, 51
Adventure, risk as, 4, 28 - 30
Affluence, cultural pressures of, 59
African American adolescents, sex
roles for, 89
Aging, and masculinity, 129
Alcohol abuse, 201 -18, 292 n5
Alcoholics Anonymous, 214
Alipuria, L. L., 293 n4
Ambivalence, in adolescent devel-
opment, 5
Amphetamines, 258, 259, 263, 264
Anger: as clue to risk behavior, 45,
47, 48, 49 - 50 ; effect on relation-
ships, 110 ; and responsibility,
269 ; and self-mutilation, 161,

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do. Contributors: Lynn E. Ponton - author. Publisher: Basic Books. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1997. Page Number: 297.
    
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