Adolescent Psychology in dual Children Families is about the psychological perspective of interaction between the sex of the adolescent, their birth order and sex of the sibling. Effort has been made to understand the effect and interactive effects of these variables upon need achievement, personality pattern, repression-sensitisation tendency, adjustment and academic achievement. This book deals with the subject in such a way tomake it easy for parents, teachers or counselors to understand that socialization is a process in which it is not only parents who mould children’s behaviour but it is a process whereby children themselves play an active role in their own socialization and in this process of mutual shaping all the above-mentioned factors, that is, sex of the adolescent, his/her birth order and sex of the sibling play their part. The book also includes a research study to narrate the effects scientifically. In this context, this book is useful for parents, child counselors, psychiatrists, teachers and those connected with the upbringing of children in any capacity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manju Mehta
Manju Mehta is Professor and former Head, Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She obtained her Master's degree in Psychology in 1972 and Ph.d. (Psychology) in 1977 from the University of Rajasthan. Her fields of interest and specialisation are Vocational Psychology, Motivation, Developmental Psychology, Counselling and Guidance, Stress Management, working Women and Girls. She has contributed a number of research papers in these field and carried out tow research projects. She has guided many student for doctora, M.Phil. and M.A. theses. At present a number of research students are working for their Ph.D. degrees under her guidance. She has published four books, namely Managing Vocational Information; Motivation, Education and Social Environment; Adolescent Psychology and Hot Career Options. She has also published a number of Psychological Measurement Tools. She is especially concerned about adolescent growth and developmetn and issues involving the upliftment of women and girls. She is an active member of the Rajasthan University Women's Association (RUWA) and presently serving as Convenor of its Family Counselling Centre. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Women's Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rati Singh
Rati Singh is an M.Sc. (H.Sc.), M.A. (Sociology) and also holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. she has taught in the 1998-1999 session in Sant Jayacharya College, Jaipur. She has participated in the Indian Science Congress Association held in January 1994. She has also participated in the 7th National Conference of Women's Studies in 1995 and in the National Conference of Moral Education and Societal Regeneration in 1996.
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