In our backyard : how 3 L.A. neighborhoods affect kids' lives /

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Focused on the subtle interaction between children's well-being and the neighborhoods in which they grow up, this title consider the age of the community's residents, their incomes, and residential turnover in the neighborhood, all of which are thought to be important for children.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pebley, Anne R., 1953-
Other Authors: Vaiana, Mary E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
Subjects:
Children > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Child development > California > Los Angeles.
Neighborhoods > California > Los Angeles.
Community life > California > Los Angeles.
Enfants > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Enfants > Développement > Californie > Los Angeles.
Communauté > Californie > Los Angeles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Child development.
Children > Social conditions.
Community life.
Neighborhoods.
Kinderen.
Sociale omgeving.
Ontwikkeling (psychologie)
California > Los Angeles.
Los Angeles.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Preface; Acknowledgments; Why care about neighborhoods?; Hitting the streets in L.A.; Community profiles; The human landscape; How big is a child's neighborhood?; The neighborhood environment; How well are kids doing in these neighborhoods?; Which characteristics of neighborhoods are important for children?; A broader look at L.A.

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