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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.
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