Youth Cultures and History in Twentieth-Century America
Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility.
Sexual abuse by adolescents, Masud S. Hoghughi; Theories of adolescent sexual abuse, Masud S. Hoghughi, Graeme Richardson; Managing risk, Kevin J. Epps; Assessment, Finlay Graham et al; Psychosocial treatment, Adrian Needs; Educational approaches to treatment, John L. Taylor; Cognitive-based practice, Graeme Richardson et al; Behavioral treatment techniques, Dawn Fisher, Gail McGregor; Relapse prevention, Graeme Richardson, Finlay Graham; Working in context, Julie Hird; Professional reports, Surya R. Bhate, Masud S. Hoghughi; Considering the workers, Masud S. Hoghughi.
The Rights of Children in the United States provides discussion on: the historical and contextual perspe ctive on the rights of children; the UN Convention on the Ri ghts of the Child; and the differing views on children''s rig hts and competencies. '
The second edition of this text draws on research to: look at the issue of alcoholism from a systems perspective of family functioning; place alcoholism in a larger cultural context; examine the effects of alcoholism on essential family processes; help identify problems and difficulties to which even resilient children of alcoholics are prone; ......
This interdisciplinary volume provides a wide-ranging overview of the causes of criminal behaviour in children and adolescents. Following a literary and historical introduction, the contributors to this volume explore the theory and social policy that have shaped society's responses to young people in trouble. They then examine a number of key ......
As nineteenth-century Britain became increasingly urbanized and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, Horn considers the increasing divisions within urban society, not only between market towns and major manufacturing and trading centers, but within individual towns, as rich and poor became more ......
Sharon K. Araji and her associates examine t he familial, extrafamilial and situational factors that lead to a range of sexually aberrative behaviours in young child ren. They provide examples of a number of successful therapi es. '
The author of this text identifies innovativ e and empirically based preventive and health promotion stra tegies to enhance children''s social, emotional and physical wellness. '
This text offers a critique of mainstream conceptions of youth, the programmes and strategies designed for "at risk" young people, and policy development in youth affairs. The authors challenge conventional wisdoms, providing a systematic overview of the major perspectives in youth studies. They demonstrate how the concept of youth involves a ......
