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
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Physical Description
xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents
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
"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
Youth with social disabilities -- United States.
 
Community organization -- United States.
 
Children -- United States -- Social conditions.
 
Neighborhoods -- United States.

Added Author
Elliott, Delbert S.


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