{"product_id":"coming-of-age-how-adolescence-shapes-us-paperback","title":"Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy Foulkes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do teenagers act as they do?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' \u003c\/b\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, moving ... clear-eyed' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wise and revelatory' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e** A \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e BEST PAPERBACK PICK ** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat we experience during adolescence shapes us for life, but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear, dismiss or even try to prevent aspects of it that are crucial to our development. Drawing on decades of psychological research, and including profoundly moving interviews, \u003ci\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/i\u003e gets beneath the recent myths and age-old stereotypes of adolescence to reveal the real reasons why teens behave the way they do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbove all, Foulkes shows that adolescents have an extraordinary capacity for resilience, empathy and mutual support, and that even the most challenging encounters are part of an essential process of self-discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Foulkes is steeped in knowledge about, as well as respect for, teenage life' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful and deeply moving book' \u003c\/b\u003eMARK HADDON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reveals adolescence's unwritten rules' \u003c\/b\u003eJO BRAND\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Lucy Foulkes is an academic psychologist. She is currently a Prudence Trust Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, where she leads research into adolescent mental health and social development. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Mental Illness Really Is (and What It Isn't\u003c\/i\u003e) and has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been discussed on BBC 2's \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e and reported in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has appeared on BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eAll in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStart the Week\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057123254579,"sku":"9781529931549","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WP9lggOA5M9781529931549.webp?v=1771305614","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/coming-of-age-how-adolescence-shapes-us-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}