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Managing Two Worlds
Managing Two Worlds
    Based on an extensive and
    collaborative research
    effort, this book
    features findings from
    particular ethno-racial
    groups in Ontario,
    highlighting family life,
    social relations,
    citizenship, education
    and employment. It also
    includes comparisons of
    immigrant and refugee
    youth from different
    countries of origin.
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Developmental Assets
Developmental Assets
    Examines scientific
    articles and reports on
    adolescent development
    that tie to each of the
    developmental assets
    identified by Search
    Institute. This work not
    only shows the scientific
    foundation that
    undergirds the asset
    framework, but also
    shows what is known about
    how assets are built and
    their impact on different
    populations of youth.
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Surviving Teenage Motherhood
Surviving Teenage Motherhood
    This book explores the
    experiences of pregnant
    teenagers, their
    partners, and midwives,
    from pregnancy
    realisation through the
    early years of
    motherhood. It examines
    changing attitudes to
    female sexuality and
    moral discourses on
    adolescent subjectivity
    especially as these
    pertain to teenage
    motherhood.
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Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence
Social Networks In Youth And
Adolescence
    Looks at the nature of
    social networks, their
    configurations, and the
    forces of influence they
    unleash in shaping the
    life experiences of
    people between the ages
    of 12 and 25 years. This
    work draws on social and
    psychological research to
    apply network thinking to
    the social relations of
    youth across the domains
    of school, work and
    society.
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Vulnerable and Disconnected Youth
Vulnerable And Disconnected
Youth
    Provides an overview of
    the youth population and
    the increasing complexity
    of transitioning to
    adulthood for all
    adolescents. This title
    describes the evolution
    of federal youth policy,
    focusing on three time
    periods, and provides a
    brief overview of federal
    programs targeted at
    vulnerable youth.
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Positive Youth Development
Positive Youth Development
    It makes sense to have
    well-planned, research
    based approaches to
    adolescent health and
    education, which can be
    incorporated into the
    curriculum by teachers.
    This book deals with
    positive youth
    development. It examines
    the various factors that
    influence the quality of
    health promotion program
    implementation.
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Positive Youth Development
Positive Youth Development
    With the growing
    adolescent developmental
    problems such as
    substance abuse, mental
    health problems and
    school violence, many
    primary prevention
    programs targeting
    specific adolescent
    developmental problems
    and positive youth
    development programs have
    been designed in the
    West. This book
    highlights the research
    in positive youth
    development.
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Adolescence
Adolescence
    An introduction to the
    field of adolescent
    development, providing
    students with a
    foundation for
    understanding the
    biological, cognitive
    and psychosocial
    transitions occurring
    during adolescence. It
    focuses on contextual
    factors such as culture,
    racial identity, and
    socioeconomic position
    and sociopolitical and
    historical events.
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Gangs, Marginalised Youth and Social Capital
Gangs, Marginalised Youth And
Social Capital
    Written for those who
    work with young people
    from disadvantaged
    groups, whether in
    schools or youth
    organisations, this
    title examines the extent
    to which young people are
    engaging with the
    indicators of social
    capital, as illustrated
    by a sample group of
    16-18 year-olds in the
    most socially deprived
    urban areas of Glasgow in
    Scotland.
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Lost Youth in the Global City
Lost Youth In The Global City
    Offers a window on the
    lives and educational
    experiences of young city
    dwellers in a time of
    accelerating
    globalization and urban
    malaise. This book shows
    how groups of young
    people, marked by
    poverty and ethnic and
    religious diversity,
    have sought to navigate
    an urban terrain and in
    so doing, have come to
    see themselves in quite
    different ways.
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Not Grown Up Forever
Not Grown Up Forever
    Based on a Chinese
    conception of adolescent
    development, which is a
    model that incorporates
    culture and migration as
    two useful components of
    its framework, this
    title takes account of
    the personal meaning of
    parents and adolescents,
    and incorporates ideas
    from Chinese culture.
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Youth Culture and Private Space
Youth Culture And Private
Space
    Sian Lincoln considers
    the use, role and
    significance of private
    spaces in the lives of
    young people. Drawing on
    extensive ethnographic
    research, she explores
    the place of 'the
    private' in youth
    cultural discourses,
    both historically and
    contemporarily, that
    until now have remained
    largely absent in youth
    cultural research.
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Young Migrants
Young Migrants
    This collection is the
    first to examine the life
    experiences of young
    adult immigrants in
    Europe, as transmitted
    by the young adults
    themselves, and together
    with the analytical
    framework, seeks to
    uncover mechanisms at
    work in these
    individuals' lives.
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NEET Young People and Training for Work
NEET Young People And Training
For Work
    This book examines the
    experiences of youth in
    post-industrial England
    attending a work-based
    learning programme for
    those who are not in
    education or employment
    or risk becoming so. It
    critically appraises the
    social, economic and
    political context and
    challenges conventional
    stereotypes of 'the
    NEETs' as dysfunctional
    and lacking aspiration.
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Teen Moms
Teen Moms
    Begins with a discussion
    of the statistics on teen
    pregnancy. This book
    explores why teens have
    sex, young women's
    experiences with men,
    and what motherhood means
    to the young mothers. It
    covers from how to lobby
    for education to how to
    mentor. It is useful to
    adolescents who want
    information for school
    reports or personal
    reasons.
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Youth in a Suspect Society
Youth In A Suspect Society
    Through the lens of
    education, this book
    attempts to situate young
    people within a number of
    theoretical and political
    considerations that offer
    up a new 'analytic of
    youth', one that posits
    not only the emergence of
    a new way to talk about
    youth but also a new
    language for
    understanding the
    politics that increasing
    frame their lives.
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Me, MySpace, and I
Me, MySpace, And I
    With his extensive
    background in both child
    development and the
    impact of technology,
    Dr. Rosen uses
    down-to-earth
    explanations of sound
    psychological theory,
    incorporates
    groundbreaking research,
    and shows parents and
    educators how social
    networking sites like
    MySpace and Facebook can
    improve adolescent
    socialization skills.
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Focus on Adolescent Behavior Research
Focus On Adolescent Behavior
Research
    Developmentally, puberty
    is accompanied by major
    physical and emotional
    changes that alter a
    young person's
    relationships and
    patterns of interaction
    with others. The
    transition into
    adolescence begins the
    move toward independence
    from parents. This book
    examines various issues
    in this field.
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Japan
Japan's Changing Generations
    Argues that 'the
    generation gap' in Japan
    is something more than
    young people resisting
    the adult social order
    before entering and
    conforming to that order.
    This book shows how young
    people in Japan are
    thinking about their
    bodies and identities,
    their social
    relationships, and their
    employment and parenting,
    in generationally
    contextual ways.
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Young People and Social Change
Young People And Social Change
    Examines theoretical
    interpretations of social
    change in relation to
    young people and provides
    an overview of their
    experiences in a number
    of contexts such as
    education, employment,
    the family, leisure,
    health, crime and
    politics. This book
    highlights the
    differences between the
    experiences of young
    people in different
    countries.
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Social Science
Social Science
    What is social science?
    Does social scientific
    knowledge differ from
    other kinds of knowledge,
    such as the natural
    sciences and common
    sense? What is the
    relation between method
    and knowledge? This book
    provides a critical
    discussion and
    comprehensive overview of
    the philosophical debates
    on the methodological
    foundations of the social
    sciences.
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Dominion of Youth
Dominion Of Youth
    A study of adolescence in
    early-twentieth-century
    Canada. It demonstrates
    how young Canadians of
    the period became the
    nation's first modern
    teenagers. It considers
    how young Canadians made
    the transition to
    adulthood during a period
    that was 'developmental'
    - both for youth and for
    a nation also working
    toward individuation.
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Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood
Handbook Of Youth And Young
Adulthood
    Introduces various
    perspectives on a wide
    range of issues that
    affect and shape youth
    and young adulthood. This
    book covers an important
    area of research - from
    education and the labor
    market to youth cultures,
    health and crime whilst
    discussing change and
    continuity in the lives
    of young people. It is
    suitable for academics,
    and policy-makers.
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Friendships, Peer Socialization & Social Identity Among Adolescent Skateboarders & Graffiti Writers
Friendships, Peer
Socialization & Social
Identity Among Adolescent
Skateboarders & Graffiti
Writers
    Peers play a crucial role
    in the establishment of
    adolescent friendships.
    For most adolescents,
    friendships are based on
    mutual involvement in
    socially conforming
    activities conducted
    primarily with
    like-minded peers. This
    book provides an
    understanding of the
    socio-psychological and
    cultural processes at
    play among various
    adolescent friendships.
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Youth in Society
Youth In Society
    Fully revised in order to
    incorporate policy
    development, this book
    brings together a series
    of readings to encourage
    critical reflection and
    thought about how young
    people's lives and
    priorities are changing
    and becoming more
    diverse. The book will be
    of value to 'youth' work
    professionals and
    students.
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Standing on Their Own Feet
Standing On Their Own Feet
    Young children are cute
    and delightful. Then
    comes adolescence and the
    rules of engagement
    change. Young adolescents
    aged ten to fourteen
    years are still legally
    children; parents are
    responsible for them and
    their behaviour. However,
    these young people begin
    to see themselves as
    separate independent
    individuals. This work
    deals with this topic.
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Young People, Place and Identity
Young People, Place And
Identity
    Works through
    common-sense
    understandings of young
    people's behaviours and
    the places they occupy.
    Drawing on research from
    a range of contexts,
    including Europe, North
    America and Australasia,
    this text demonstrates
    the complex ways in which
    young people creatively
    shape, contest and
    resist their engagements
    with different places and
    identities.
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Inventing Adulthoods
Inventing Adulthoods
    Offers a perspective on
    young peoples'
    experiences of growing up
    at the turn of the 21st
    century, arguing that a
    biographical approach is
    vital to understanding
    the holistic and dynamic
    character of their lives.
    This book explores policy
    issues such as:
    education, employment,
    drugs, cultures of
    violence and well-being.
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Youth Transition in a Globalized Marketplace
Youth Transition In A
Globalized Marketplace
    Based on the experiences
    of youth in a number of
    countries, this book
    deals with the complex
    question of youth
    transition. It proposes a
    model called the
    'crossing of thresholds'
    that defines the pattern
    and progress of
    transition to adulthood.
    It suggests 4 thresholds
    that define the pattern
    and progress of
    transition to adulthood.
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Youth in Context
Youth In Context
    Offers a critical
    overview of the
    theoretical and practical
    issues involved in work
    with young people. This
    book considers the
    changing contexts in
    which work with young
    people takes place. It
    explores the diverse ways
    in which services for
    young people are planned
    and organised.
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Adolescent Behavior Research Studies
Adolescent Behavior Research
Studies
    Developmentally, puberty
    is accompanied by major
    physical and emotional
    changes that alter a
    young person's
    relationships and
    patterns of interaction
    with others. The
    transition into
    adolescence begins the
    move toward independence
    from parents. This book
    examines various issues
    in this field.
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Long and Winding Road
Long And Winding Road
    Takes a critical look at
    the problems and
    challenges faced by
    Canadian adolescents and
    youth at the turn of the
    millennium. The author
    introduces us to the
    important findings of a
    generation of research in
    the field, including an
    examination of the
    significance of gender,
    race and ethnicity.
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Adolescents, Families, and Social Development
Adolescents, Families, And
Social Development
    In this book, Smetana
    illustrates how
    adolescents and parents
    in different contexts
    actively negotiate
    autonomy and coordinate
    concerns with autonomy
    and personal choice with
    their developing
    understanding of society
    and social conventions,
    safety and health, and
    moral concerns with
    justice, welfare and
    rights.
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Years of Conflict
Years Of Conflict
    Recent years have
    witnessed a significant
    growth of interest in the
    consequences of political
    violence and displacement
    for the young. However,
    when speaking of
    childrenA" commentators
    have often taken the
    situation of those in
    early and middle
    childhood as
    representative of all
    young people under
    eighteen years of age.
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The Dominion of Youth
The Dominion Of Youth
    Captures what it meant
    for young Canadians to
    inhabit this liminal
    stage of life in the
    context of a young nation
    caught up in the
    self-formation and
    historic transformation
    that would make modern
    Canada. This book offers
    a study of adolescence in
    early-20th-century Canada
    and demonstrates how
    young Canadians became
    the nation's modern
    teenagers.
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Social Science
Social Science
    What is social science?
    Does social scientific
    knowledge differ from
    other kinds of knowledge,
    such as the natural
    sciences and common
    sense? What is the
    relation between method
    and knowledge? This book
    provides a critical
    discussion and
    comprehensive overview of
    the philosophical debates
    on the methodological
    foundations of the social
    sciences.
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Adolescent Behavior Research Advances
Adolescent Behavior Research
Advances
    Developmentally, puberty
    is accompanied by major
    physical and emotional
    changes that alter a
    young person's
    relationships and
    patterns of interaction
    with others. The
    transition into
    adolescence begins the
    move toward independence
    from parents. This book
    examines crucial issues
    in the field.
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Understanding Youth in Late Modernity
Understanding Youth In Late
Modernity
    This illuminating new
    book embeds our
    understanding of the
    youth question within a
    historical context. It
    shows how the ideas of
    past political action,
    in conjunction with the
    diverse paradigms of
    social science
    disciplines, have shaped
    modern conceptions of the
    youth question.
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Why are They So Weird?
Why Are They So Weird?
    Scientists recognize that
    there is a biological
    component to why
    teenagers are so likely
    to slam the door and hide
    out in their rooms at the
    least provocation. This
    book offers a roadmap to
    that exhilarating,
    infuriating and sometimes
    terrifying time.
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Citizen Youth
Citizen Youth
    What are the ties that
    bind the 'good youth
    citizen' and the youth
    activist in the 21st
    century? Young people are
    encouraged to save the
    world via community
    projects that resemble
    activism, yet
    increasingly risk arrest
    for public acts of
    dissent. This book
    explores the cultural
    dynamics of being young
    and politically engaged.
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Adolescents, Families, and Social Development
Adolescents, Families, And
Social Development
    In this book, Smetana
    illustrates how
    adolescents and parents
    in different contexts
    actively negotiate
    autonomy and coordinate
    concerns with autonomy
    and personal choice with
    their developing
    understanding of society
    and social conventions,
    safety and health, and
    moral concerns with
    justice, welfare and
    rights.
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The New Gay Teenager
The New Gay Teenager
    How much does sexual
    orientation matter to a
    teenager's mental health
    or sense of identity?
    This book argues that the
    standard image of gay
    youth presented by mental
    health researchers - as
    depressed, isolated,
    drug-dependent, even
    suicidal - may have been
    exaggerated years ago,
    and is far from accurate.
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