Marta Tienda / William Julius Wilson (eds.)

Youth in Cities

A Cross-National Perspective
Herausgeber: Tienda, Marta; Rutter, Michael; Wilson, William Julius

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents comparative evidence and case-studies on poor urban youth, providing interventions that have proven successful.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780521809085
• ISBN-10: 0521809088
• Artikelnr.: 29339304

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Setting the Context: 1. Comparative perspectives of urban youth
Part II. Youth as a Force for Social Change: 2. Steering by the stars
3. Children show the way
4. Adolescents as collaborators
Part III. Urban Youth Experiences in Cross-cultural Perspective: 5. Have cities ceased to function as integration machines?
6. From street children to all children
7. Youth crime, community development
8. Youth violence prevention in America
9. Social learning and community participation
Part IV. Work, Life Skills and Well-being: 10. Work by the young
11. Program for life skills
12. Youth in cities: signs of hope and stress.