Table of Contents
List of Illustrations xiv
Foreword Albert Ellis xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Preface to the New Edition xix
A Note to the Reader xxi
Introduction xxiii
Part 1 The Case Against the Artificial Extension of Childhood
1 The Chaos and the Cause 3
2 The Creation of Adolescence 23
3 Adolescence Abroad 75
4 Instant Adulthood 95
5 Storm and Stress 117
Part 2 The Capabilities of Young People
6 Adultness 147
7 Young People Are Capable Thinkers 163
8 Young People Can Love 203
9 Young People Are Tough 227
10 Young People Are Creative 251
11 Young People Can Handle Responsibility 267
12 What Does the Bible Say? 287
Part 3 How We Must Change
13 How Society Must Change 315
14 Why Some Will Resist 351
Appendix 1 How Adult Are You? 377
Appendix 2 Adult and Teen Competency Scores on the EDTA 382
Appendix 3 A Debate About Teen Crime 383
Appendix 4 Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle on Teens 386
Appendix 5 Brief Timeline of Teen Restrictions in the United States 388
Appendix 6 Resources on Teen Rights 392
Appendix 7 Finding the Inner Adult in Your Teen 398
Appendix 8 The Young Person's Bill of Rights 412
Notes 413
Readings 501
Index 511
About the Author 536