Good kids from bad neighborhoods : successful development in social context
by
Elliott, Delbert S.
Title
:
Good kids from bad neighborhoods : successful development in social context
Author
:
Elliott, Delbert S.
ISBN
:
9780521863575
9780521682213
Publication Information
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
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xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
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Growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods -- Growing up in Denver and Chicago : the 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.
Abstract
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"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, and responsible adult life."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
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Youth with social disabilities -- United States.
Community organization -- United States.
Children -- United States -- Social conditions.
Neighborhoods -- United States.
Added Author
:
Elliott, Delbert S.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025460052 | 362.74 E46G 2006 | 1 |