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The limitations of traditional discipline-based inquiry are noted in this brief address to the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Contemporary attention to societal problems, adolescent health as an example, has required new ways of organizing knowledge that transcend conventional disciplinary boundaries, and this has resulted in the emergence of new inter- or trans-disciplinary sciences such as neuroscience, sustainability science, and indeed, behavioral science. The promise of greater understanding of such societal problems as adolescent health lies in shaking off the constraints of disciplinary boundaries.
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Jessor, R. (2005). Remarks on the changing nature of inquiry. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(1), 9–10.
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Richard Jessor delivered this address upon receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Award from the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Los Angeles, California, on April 1, 2005.
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Jessor, R. (2017). The Transdisciplinary Nature of Contemporary Behavioral Science. In: Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context . Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57885-9_16
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