Judith Rozie-Battle

African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community (eBook, PDF)

Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Become a more effective social worker with this outstanding volume on inner-city urban youth! African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community: Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions examines contemporary issues confronting African-American youth. It highlights key areas such as health, education, the criminal justice system, and youth development strategies. An essential overview of the status of urban African-American youth for students, professionals working with this important population, and policymakers, this vital book proposes policy and programming considerations for today and for the future.African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community is a one-stop view of:

• ways to help African-American youth experience responsibility and community involvement
• health concerns of this population, including teen pregnancy, alcohol and drug addiction, and limited access to health care
• the challenges that lie ahead for African-American girls, including crime, poverty, poor self-esteem, and peer pressure
• ways to help teenage fathers meet their financial and emotional obligations to their families
• police and prosecutorial policies that need to be examined and challenged to end the perception of a racially unjust system
• and much more

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317788065
• Artikelnr.: 40110350

Autorenporträt

Judith L. Rozie-Battle

Inhaltsangabe

African-American Youth in the New Millennium: An Overview
Youth Development: A Positive Strategy for African-American Youth
The Plight of the African-American Student: A Result of a Changing School Environment
Health Concerns for African-American Youth
Child Support and African-American Teen Fathers
African-American Girls and the Challenges Ahead
African-American Teens and the Neo-Juvenile Justice System
African-American Males at a Crossroad
Index
Reference Notes Included