Good kids from bad neighborhoods : successful development in social context /

This is a study of successful youth development in poor, disadvantaged neighborhoods in Denver and Chicago - a study of how children living in the worst neighborhoods develop or fail to develop the values, competencies and commitments that lead to a productive, healthy responsible adult life.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Elliott, Delbert S., Menard, Scott W., Rankin, Bruce H. (Bruce Howard), Elliott, Amanda, Huizinga, David, Wilson, William J., 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Youth with social disabilities > United States.
Community organization > United States.
Children > United States > Social conditions.
Neighborhoods > United States.
Jeunes socialement défavorisés > États-Unis.
Organisation communautaire > États-Unis.
Enfants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Children > Social conditions.
Community organization.
Neighborhoods.
Youth with social disabilities.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods
  • Growing up in Denver and Chicago : the MacArthur neighborhood study
  • Good and bad neighborhoods for raising children
  • The effects of growing up in a bad neighborhood : initial findings
  • Critical dimensions of neighborhood organization and culture
  • The effects of neighborhood organization and culture
  • Family influences : managing disadvantage and promoting success
  • School climate and types of peer groups
  • What matters most for successful youth development?
  • Successful development in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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