Age groups: adolescents Books

Book SynopsisWe've all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge's careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragileespecially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation Born after 1995, they grew up with cell phones, had an Instagram page before high school, and cannot remember a time before the Internet. They are iGen. Now, here is crucial reading to understand how these children, teens, and young adults are vastly different from their millennial predecessors, and from any other generation. With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today's rising generation of teens and young adults. Born in the mid-1990s up to the mid-2000s, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. With social media and texting repTrade ReviewNamed one of the "Best Tech Books of 2017" by Wired Magazine“Stocked with valuable insights, iGen is a game changer and this decade’s ‘must read’ for parents, educators and leaders. Her findings are riveting, her points are compelling, her solutions are invaluable.” -- Michele Borba, Ed.D., Educational Psychologist and author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World“Jean Twenge collates the data on a generation and not only surprises readers with astonishing discoveries, but also helps us to make sense of what to do with those discoveries. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding students.” -- Dr. Tim Elmore, author of Marching Off the Map, President of GrowingLeaders.com“The reigning expert on generational change weighs in on the iGen, making a case for dramatic changes in just the last five years. Few accounts have seemed more sensational, and few have seemed more true.” -- Lisa Wade, PhD, author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus"This book is a game-changer. If you want to understand how to parent, teach, recruit, employ, market to, or win the vote of anyone born between 1995-2012, you need to read this book. iGen will change the way you think about the next generation of Americans." -- Julianna Miner, Professor of Public Health, George Mason University"Dr. Twenge brings to light, with longitudinal scientific data and personal interviews, a generation that is truly unique. An easy and scientifically informative read.” -- Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and author of 7 books on the impact of technology including The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (with Adam Gazzaley, MD, Ph.D., MIT Press, 2016)“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book to understand how different iGen is from the millennials you were just beginning to figure out.” -- Jonathan Haidt, NYU-Stern School of Business, author of The Righteous Mind“Jean Twenge is the ultimate authority in generational differences who has been at the forefront of many trends. Her latest book iGen charts the surprising new normal of the current generation. It's a must read for anyone who is interested in young people and technology, filled with fascinating data that shines a light on many unique aspects of youth today.” -- Yalda T Uhls, author of Media Moms and Digital Dads: A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age“We all have impressions about the newest crop of teens and emerging adults, but what really is going on? Jean Twenge is the expert in the use of normative data, collected in systematic surveys over the years, to understand how the experiences, attitudes, and psychological characteristics of young people have changed over generations. Rigorous statistical analyses, combined with insightful interviews and excellent writing, create here a trustworthy, intriguing story.” -- Peter Gray, Research Professor of Psychology at Boston College and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.“iGen is a monumental scientific study, and it reveals astonishing conclusions about today’s emerging adults. If you’re interested in unpacking the habits and the psyche of America’s future, start with this book!" -- Eli J. Finkel, author of The All-Or-Nothing Marriage“A new look at the next generation. . . surprising.” * Time *"The convergence of these diverse personal narratives with the data analysis lends a compelling sense of authority to the work...Technology in the last 30 years has not simply changed American culture, but transformed it. Twenge's book is a wake-up call and poses an essential question: Where do we go from here?" * Chicago Tribune *

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Book SynopsisAdolescence is the most formative yet misunderstood period of our lives. At a time of heightened concern about teenagers, Coming of Age draws on a decade of expert research to get beneath the stereotypes, expose the myths and reveal the important reasons why teens behave the way they do.''Wonderful and deeply moving . . . shows us the potentially positive aspects of adolescent experiences so often seen as negative'' MARK HADDON''Excellent and insightful . . . expertly presented . . . Foulkes is steeped in knowledge about, as well as respect for, teenage life'' ObserverCovering all the characteristic behaviours of adolescents - from peer pressure and risk-taking, to sex, love, bullying, friendship and more - adolescent psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that time and again we mistake, dismiss and even try to prevent what is actually normal and healthy. Among many surprising insights, she explains why self-consciousness, anxiety

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Book SynopsisAs a well-respected researcher, Laurence Steinberg connects current research with real-world application, helping students see the similarities and differences in adolescent development across different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.  Through an integrated, personalized digital earning program, students gain the insight they need to study smarter, stay focused, and improve their performance.Table of ContentsPart 1 The Fundamental Changes of Adolescence1.Biological Transitions2.Cognitive Transitions3.Social TransitionsPart 2 The Contexts of Adolescence4.Families5.Peer Groups6.Schools7.Work, Leisure, and MediaPart 3 Psychosocial Development During Adolescence 8.Identity9.Autonomy 10.Intimacy11.Sexuality12.Achievement 13.Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

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Book SynopsisEverything preteen and teen boys need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; diet and exercise; the growth spurt; the reproductive organs; body hair; voice changes; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on steroid abuse, acne treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all boys ages 10 and up.

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Book SynopsisHow to understand, support and guide your child through the tween years (8-13)

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Book SynopsisIn Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System, Alan J. Dettlaff presents a call to abolish the American child welfare system due to the harm and destruction it causes Black families. Dettlaff traces the origins of the modern child welfare system, which emerged following the abolition of slavery, to demonstrate that the harm and oppression that result from child welfare intervention are not the result of unintended consequences but rather are the clear intents of the system and the foreseeable results of the policies that have been put in place over decades.By tracing the history of family separations in the United States since the era of slavery, Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System demonstrates that the intended outcomes of those separations--the subjugation of Black Americans and the maintenance of white supremacy--are the same intended outcomes of the family separations done today. What distinguishes contemporary family separatioTrade ReviewStarting at enslavers' brutal separation of Black families, Alan J. Dettlaff adeptly traces the racist foundations of today's child welfare system * a system modeled on white saviorism, surveillance and separation. Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System makes an important contribution to the literature exposing the system's deliberate harms and a compelling call to join the struggle for its abolition." Dorothy Roberts, author of Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families-And How Abolition Can Build A Safer World *Dettlaff offers a profound and timely exploration of the destructive impact of systemic racism on the lives of African Americans." * Feminista Jones, author of Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets *Written with deep passion and a keen sense of urgency, this powerful book is both a poignant historical account of the violent legacy of what the author calls the 'family policing system,' and an urgent call for action. This analysis is just what is needed right now to document the ways that the carceral logic of the so-called child welfare system is a cornerstone of the larger punishment apparatus that has emerged from persistent White supremacy, enslavement, and genocide in this country. The precision by which the author challenges any misconceptions about how and why Black people are targeted by forcible separation, coupled with the clear and well documented argument about mean-spirited policies, make this a tremendously valuable contribution to the growing body of literature on abolition, policy change, and social justice work." * Beth E. Richie, author of Abolition. Feminism. Now. and Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence and America's Prison Nation *This wonderful examination of US child welfare's devastating history ends with a well-argued chapter on abolition. Skeptical readers should begin at the end. Use the chapter's bright and urgent vision as a guide to understand how where we're at is not where we must be. Dettlaff and his colleagues propose abolition as a practical call to action." * Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation *The most common phrase in the family policing lexicon is 'best interests of the child.' Alan Dettlaff and his coauthors show us why for children, especially Black children, it also is the most dangerous. This book deserves an important place among the growing literature exposing the dangers of family policing and the 'child welfare' surveillance state." * Richard Wexler, author of Wounded Innocents: The Real Victims of the War Against Child Abuse *

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Book SynopsisA timely and empowering book featuring “solid, practical advice for women on how to properly nurture their sons” (Kirkus Reviews).   From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away. Calling upon thirty years of experience as a pediatrician, Meg Meeker, M.D., a highly sought after national speaker, assistant professor of clinical medicine, and mother of four, shares the secrets that every mother needs to know in order to strengthen—or rebuild—her relationship with her son.   Boys today face unique challenges and pressures, and the burden on mothers to guide their boys through them can feel overwhelming. This empowering book offers a road map to help mothers find the strength and confidence to raise extraordinary sons by providing encouragement, education, and practical advice about   • the need for mothers to exercise courage and be bolder and more confident about advising and directing their boys • the crucial role mothers play in expressing love to sons in healthy ways so they learn to respect and appreciate women as they grow up • the importance of teaching sons about the values of hard work, community service, and a well-developed inner life • the natural traps mothers of boys often fall into—and how to avoid them • the need for a mother to heal her own wounds with the men in her life so she can raise her son without baggage and limitations • the best ways to survive the moments when the going gets tough and a mom’s natural ways of communicating—talking, analyzing, exploring—only fuel the fire   When a mother holds her baby boy for the first time, she also instinctively knows something else: If she does her job right and raises her son with self-esteem, support, and wisdom, he will become the man she knows he was meant to be.

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Book SynopsisEverything preteen and teen girls need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to-earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; the growth spurt; breast development; the reproductive organs; the menstrual cycle; body hair; diet and exercise; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on anorexia and bulimia, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all girls ages 10 and up. Selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.

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Book SynopsisA reassuring, fact-packed book for girls on what to expect when growingup. From Dr Emily MacDonagh, OK! magazine's popular Health and ParentingColumnist.

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Book SynopsisChildren of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark''s path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark''s forensic practice. The cases include those in which the coercive control of children runs in tandem with the coercive control of women, where children are weaponized in the coercive control of their mother and cases where abused mothers harm their children to survive or protect them from worse. By highlighting a criminal cause of child maltreatment and a plausible justice response, Evan Stark challenges the common assumptions that child abuse and neglect fall on a continuum of pro

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Book SynopsisIn Teenage Suicide Notes, sociologist Terry Williams pores over the writings of a diverse group of troubled youths to better grasp the motivations behind teenage suicide and to humanize those at risk of taking their own lives. Williams evaluates young people in rural and urban contexts and across lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality.Trade ReviewAlways the compassionate listener and masterful ethnographer, Terry Williams courageously takes on teenage suicide, one of the nation's most vexing and tragic subjects. He understands the problem as a father, mentor, teacher, and friend of victims and their families. May the voices of despairing teenagers whom Terry has presented here be heard throughout the nation. -- William Kornblum, Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York Teenage Suicide Notes is a remarkable book that in turns is powerful, poignant, and profoundly disturbing, as it places in focus the fragmented inner lives of young people living in alienated desperation at the very edge of existence, just before they end their lives. Suicide Notes allows us to witness aspects of their struggle, while encouraging our understanding. -- Elijah Anderson, author of Code of the Street and The Cosmopolitan Canopy, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University Terry Williams makes us understand why young people engage in self-harm. He also tells us about what can be done. And by understanding the self-harm of our young, we also get to know ourselves as adults caught up in contemporary society. All this is brought to us with insight, respect, and dignity, without losing interpretative and critical power. What awaits the reader is the irrevocable need and hope for a dialogue between generations, since the self-harm of the young ultimately is a refusal to cope. -- Mats Trondman, Center for Cultural Sociology at Linnaeus University Terry Williams provides a rare and compassionate account of self-harm and the wish to 'check out' of this world via his compilation of teenage suicide notes obtained through a most mindful application of the ethnographic method. This is vital reading for mental health trainees and professionals, sociologists, policy makers and all in search of a fuller, experience-near, understanding of suicide. -- Howard Steele, New School for Social Research An important, veil-lifting book. Kirkus Reviews When Williams gets out of the way and lets his subjects talk, his central point is vindicated: To care about teens (or anyone), start by listening to what they tell you. -- Peter C. Baker Pacific StandardTable of ContentsList of Profiled Teens Prologue Introduction 1. Little Girl Lost: Kyra 2. The Fighter: Enoch 3. Overload: Candy 4. The Last Stand: David 5. Homo: Tucker 6. Escaping Death: Gita 7. Shock Jock: Boots 8. Cutter: Jill 9. On the Road: Cody 10. Born-Again Virgin: Gabriella Afterword Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Ipe and Brownson Appendix 2: Enoch and His Brother Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012"Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM! and that was the start of MY BIG SHOUTING DAY..."Bella is having one of those days - her biscuit is broken, she has a hurting foot and ballet is TOOOO itchy for words. All she can do is shout! But by the end of the day, when she's all tired out from being shouty, Bella knows there's one magic word and one magic mummy to make things better again...Trade ReviewPatterson conveys a rage that readers should find appalling and thrilling at the same time * Publishers Weekly *This book is so brilliantly observed that it should be compulsory reading for all mothers who think they might have stopped seeing the funny side of an impossibly opinionated toddler . . . It is laugh-out-loud funny, particularly to all of those who have been there, and bound to become a classic -- Daisy Bridgewater * Sunday Telegraph *An entertaining and beguiling antidote to tears and tantrums . . . It’s the perfect picture book for dealing with bad days and bad moods, and comes with a big reassuring hug at the end * Lancashire Evening Post *The perfect book for dealing with bad days and bad moods * Primary Times Ireland *This book will definitely make children laugh at Bella's outrageous antics -- Joy Court * Reading Zone *

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Book SynopsisGoing through puberty and adolescence presents unwelcome changes for many transgender youth, and this book provides advice to parents of transgender teens to help them understand what their child is experiencing and feeling during this challenging time.Addressing common fears and concerns that parents of transgender teens share, the book guides them through steps they can take with their child, including advice on hormones and surgery and how to transition socially. It addresses the recent increase in teens presenting with non-binary identities, and reflects major legal, social and medical developments regarding transgender issues. The author's insights are gained from his professional experience of providing psychotherapy regarding gender identity. He provides resources and further reading to help parents expand their knowledge. Although aimed predominantly at parents, this book is useful for anyone working with teenagers and young adults as it provides many answers to common questions about adolescent gender identity.Trade ReviewIrwin Krieger has given parents the gift of a brilliant, empathic roadmap in their journey with their transgender teen. He stretches our horizons to bring into focus not just youth who tell us "I'm the opposite gender" but non-binary youth who identify as neither male nor female, but both or all. Elegant, streamlined and robust, a must read for anyone raising or promoting the gender health of a transgender teen. -- Diane Ehrensaft, PH.D., Author of The Gender Creative Child and Director of Child and Adolescent Gender Center, University of California San FranciscoAn excellent and much needed resource for parents of transgender, non-binary, or gender questioning teens. With compassion and encouragement, Krieger provides a pathway for parents who are navigating this journey. -- Janna Barkin, Author of He’s Always Been My SonSensible and straight forward, yet also sensitive to parents' own potential struggles adjusting to their new understanding of their child. It's an excellent resource at a time when such clear and comprehensive materials are desperately needed. -- Kelly Huegel Madrone, Author of GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning TeensTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. The Language of Gender Identity; 3. Gender Nonconforming Kids; 4. Sexuality and Gender; 5. Puberty and Adolescence; 6. Balancing Authenticity and Safety; 7. Nurturing Your Transgender Teen; 8. Taking Steps; 9. Medical Transition; 10. Conclusion; 11. Resources for Parents of Transgender Teens; Glossary; References

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Book SynopsisAfter their parents rose up against the excesses of the Shah, increasing numbers of young Iranians are risking jail for things their counterparts in the West take for granted. Here, the author who spent his youth amidst the turbulence of the Islamic Revolution, argues that Iran's youth are in near-open revolt for want of greater personal freedom.Trade Review'A detailed insider's view of Iran's recent history and its impact on the new generation that is both entertaining and thought provoking.' Jordan Times 'Fascinating and highly readable ... with his vivid style and eye for detail, [Basmenji] takes the reader right inside Iranian society.' The Saudi Gazette 'An accurate account of Iranian society, history and culture...easy to read, and full of enlightening commentaries on personalities, events and trends.' Middle East Journal

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Book SynopsisA reassuring, fact-packed book for boys on what to expect when growingup. From Dr Emily MacDonogh, OK! magazine's popular Health and ParentingColumnist.

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Book SynopsisBuild teen self-esteem and communication skills with 150 simple, effective therapy gamesPlanning thoughtful and productive therapy activities for teens doesn''t have to be a complex challenge or require a lot of specialized resources. Therapy Games for Teens makes it easier to reach them, with 150 games based in recreation therapy that help teens cope with stress, bullying, grief, anxiety, depression, and more.These fun and inclusive therapy games are designed specifically with teens in mind. Step-by-step instructions show you how to guide them as they practice everything from labeling their own emotions to creative ways of venting frustration, with techniques that incorporate mindfulness and self-reflection. Give teens the tools to navigate life''s challenges effectively, so they can grow up into confident, self-aware adults.Therapy Games for Teens helps: Put teens in controlDesigned for both groups and individuals, these therapy games use self-exploration and creative expression to help teens let their guard down and learn valuable coping skills. Discussion questionsEach activity includes tips, talking points, and open-ended questions to help teens put what they learned into perspective and apply it to their lives. Practical and doableThe therapy games use simple materials like pencils, paper, dry-erase boards, and tape so there''s no need for expensive or specialized tools. Help teens arm themselves with skills to manage their emotions and step into their potential.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the factors affecting the health and wellbeing of young people as they transition to adulthood under the shadow of migration control. Drawing on unique longitudinal data, it illuminates how they conceptualize wellbeing for themselves and others in contexts of prolonged and politically induced uncertainty. The authors offer an in-depth analysis of the experiences of over one hundred unaccompanied young migrants, primarily from Afghanistan, Albania and Eritrea. They show the lengths these young people will go to in pursuit of safety, security and the futures they aspire to. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book champions a new political economy analysis of wellbeing in the context of migration and demonstrates the urgent need for policy reform.Table of ContentsIntroduction Conceptualizing Wellbeing in the Context of Migration and Youth Transitions Capturing Wellbeing in Transition: An Alternative Approach ‘Iron Rod’ or ‘Colander’? Welfare Regimes in England and Italy The Pursuit of Safety and Freedom Legal Integrity and Recognition Identity and Belonging Constructing Viable Futures as ‘Adults’ Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Friendships, Connections and Relationships Transnational Family and Connections Conclusion

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Book SynopsisChild laborers in South Asia, child soldiers in Sierra Leone and Uganda, Chinese youth playing computer games to earn virtual gold, youth involved in sex trafficking in the former Soviet republics and Thailand: these are just some of the young people featured in the news of late. The idea that young people are more malleable and the truisms that "youth are the future" or "children are our hope for the future" give news stories and scholarly accounts added meaning. To address how and why youth and children have come to seem so important to globalization, the contributors to this book look at the both the spatial relations and the temporal dimensions of globalization in places as far apart as Oakland, California, and Tamatave, Madagascar, in situations as disparate as the idealization of childhood innocence and the brutal lives of street children. Discourses of, and practices by, youth and children, from the design of toys to political mobilization, are critical sites through which people everywhere conceive of, produce, contest, and naturalize the new futures.

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Book SynopsisGirls today are motivated and hardworking. In school, they regularly outperform boys. But beneath the confident and strong exteriors of many girls lies a brittle sense of self. Girls are much more likely to experience anxiety and depression than boys, and the gap is increasing. In Girls on the Edge, esteemed family psychologist Leonard Sax identifies four key factors in the new threat to girls' success and offers practical guidance on how to safeguard your child from them. Sax provides parents with tips on everything from figuring out how much time on Instagram is too much, to choosing which sports to play, to finding female-centered activities, like Girl Scouts, that provide good role models and offer safe environments for self-exploration. As urgent as it is inspiring, Girls on the Edge illuminates the way to ensure our daughters grow up to be independent, confident women.

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Book SynopsisWritten for parents of children from toddlers to teens, this book gives parents a science-based plan to help their children grow up to be emotionally healthy adults. To build healthy and lasting parent-child relationships, parents need practical strategies that meet their child''s needs and address the circumstances that affect their families.A parent''s job unfolds and shifts over time. Concerns about sleep become worries about tantrums; anxieties about sharing become fears about grades and acting out in school. These concerns are natural, but many parents struggle to handle it all. Some feel drained, some lash out, and some feel like the worst parents in the world. This book shows parents how to use a six-step program to build a stronger relationship with their child. It teaches parents how to set parenting goals, prioritize their own emotional health, and create a structure for their family. Having laid that three-step foundation, parents learn the impTrade ReviewA wise look at building a strong parent-child relationship…there are myriad worksheets to help parents put the methods into practice. This will be a boon to parents overwhelmed by a chaotic home life. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Why Read This Book? Chapter 1: Holistic, Long-Term Parenting: From Toddlers to Teens Chapter 2: Goals: Knowing What Matters in Parenting Chapter 3: Health: An Essential Ingredient in Parenting Chapter 4: Structure: The 4Rs of Being a Family Chapter 5: Accept: Less Is More Chapter 6: Contain: Effective Discipline Is Selective Discipline Chapter 7: Lead: Would You Follow You? Chapter 8: Next Steps: Building Your Own Parenting Plan References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisKnown as Shug to her nearly 1 million TikTok followers, Rachel Coler Mulholland has become a favorite voice for parents trying to navigate tricky conversations with their curious and confused children. As a nationally certified counselor with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling, she is the ideal person to write this book, which will empower parents and caregivers by helping facilitate essential but scary conversations with their kids, from toddlers to teens. The book covers a broad variety of topics including how babies are made, dating, safe sex practices, the differences between gender and sexual orientation, and how to discuss consent. It is perfect for caregivers struggling to find the words, and it aims to help navigate the sometimes murky waters of discussions around bodies and sex. Written in the frank and funny tone of Rachel's videos, this book arms readers with applicable skills and accurate knowledge and keeps the next generation of kids safe in an ever-ch

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Book SynopsisThis book describes perfectionism's mental health costs and effects on achievement.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Perfectionism in Childhood and AdolescencePart I. Perfectionism: A Multifaceted Construct Chapter 1: Core Themes and Definitions Chapter 2: Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents: A Historical Perspective Chapter 3: The Emergence and Prevalence of Perfectionism in Children Chapter 4: The Comprehensive Model of Perfectionistic Behavior in Children and Adolescents Chapter 5: Keys to Understanding Perfectionistic Children Chapter 6: Measures of Perfectionism Part II. The Development of Perfectionism and its Expression in Academic and Social Contexts Chapter 7: The Development of Perfectionism Chapter 8: Perfectionism and Problems in Learning, Performance, and Achievement Chapter 9: Interpersonal and Psychosocial Aspects of PerfectionismPart III. Clinical Considerations Chapter 10: Perfectionism and Depression Chapter 11: Perfectionism and the Suicidal Adolescent Chapter 12: The Treatment of Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents Chapter 13: Building Adaptability and Resilience in the Perfectionistic Child References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisProvides an interdisciplinary projection of the factors affecting the lives of Europe's children. This book brings together professionals and researchers from a range of disciplines, to present challenges, for the healthy development of Europe's children and their passage into a satisfying and productive adulthood.Table of ContentsSection headings: Foreword (S. Nakou, S. Pantelakis). Preface (S. Pantelakis). Child and Family. Child and Environment. Child and Education. Child and Health. Child and State. Implications for the Future of Europe's Children. Index.

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Book Synopsis''You''d be surprised how many ways I change on different coloured days.''Maybe on some days you feel sort of brown, like a bear; you feel slow and low, low down. But then comes a yellow day and wheeeeeeeee! you feel like a busy, buzzy bee. Dr. Seuss takes the reader on a journey through many different moods in this vibrant and highly original book.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking, research-based guide that sheds new light on why young people make dangerous choices--and offers solutions that workTexting while driving. Binge-drinking. Unprotected sex. There are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about getting a late-night call about their teen. But most of the advice parents and educators hear about teens is outdated and unscientific--and simply doesn't work.Acclaimed adolescent psychiatrist and educator Jess Shatkin brings more than two decades' worth of research and clinical experience to the subject, along with cutting-edge findings from brain science, evolutionary psychology, game theory, and other disciplines -- plus a widely curious mind and the perspective of a concerned dad himself. Using science and stories, fresh analogies, clinical anecdotes, and research-based observations, Shatkin explains:* Why scared straight, adult logic, and draconian punishment don't work * Why the tee

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Book SynopsisMMPI Instruments: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology 6th edition provides a bridge for graduate students and clinicians alike in navigating the changes and updates to the MMPI, including the recently released MMPI-3.Trade ReviewI enjoy Graham's writing style. It is clear and coherent. He finds ways to present a large amount of material in varying ways - i.e., he tells us what each scale elevation means without seeming robotic or droning. It is the de facto resource for the MMPI-2. - Stephen Byrne, Alfred UniversityIt's comprehensive, well researched, scholarly, and well written. It has one of the best discussions of interpretation of Validity scales that I have found, i.e., consideration of configurations of Validity scales, rather than interpretation of them in isolation, nuanced discussion of their meaning, etc. The inclusion of the MMPI-A material sets it apart from the current text I use. I really enjoyed the author's writing style. It is engaging, avoids jargon, invites the reader's interest, and is a pleasure to read. It has a number of strengths compared to my current text, including more comprehensive coverage of several topics such as the MMPI-A, forensic applications, etc. - Marc Diener, Long Island UniversityThis text is by far the most comprehensive book on the market. While other MMPl books are appropriate, the author provides the most practical and comprehensive way to use MMPI in clinical practice. - Jason McGlothlin/Kent State UniversityThe approach of this distinguishes it from others. It covers pretty much everything a student at the doctoral level needs to know in using this clinical tool in their practice and research. - Dong Xie, University of Central Arkansas

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Book SynopsisImpeccably researched and skillfully articulated, Silva''s work is a timely primer on the current state of blue-collar Millennials. --Publishers Weekly[A] brief yet devastating book that blends academic analysis and oral history to put a new face on well-documented trends that are more usually described in the abstract. --Boston GlobeSilva has made a major contribution to understanding where young adults are coming from, what influences them, and what they consider to be common sense. --The American ConservativeFascinating --Feministing.com[A]n enjoyable read and raises important issues that we generally overlook. --Washington Independent Review of BooksComing Up Short is a brief, but powerful, update of the status, difficulties, behaviors and distresses that characterize the lives of young working class adults.... highly recommended for sociologists and social welfare students and academics alike. It informs in telling detail the difficult circumstances and self-perceptions of a significant portion of the American population. It is also a window into how the ''helping professions'' have influenced the thinking of young adults and suggests that those professions need to help their clients see their troubles in broader terms than they apparently currently do. --Journal of Sociology & Social WelfareWhat does it mean to grow up today as working-class young adults? How does the economic and social instability left in the wake of neoliberalism shape their identities, their understandings of the American Dream, and their futures?Coming Up Short illuminates the transition to adulthood for working-class men and women. Moving away from easy labels such as the Peter Pan generation, Jennifer Silva reveals the far bleaker picture of how the erosion of traditional markers of adulthood-marriage, a steady job, a house of one''s own-has changed what it means to grow up as part of the post-industrial working class. Based on one hundred interviews with working-class people in two towns-Lowell, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia-Silva sheds light on their experience of heightened economic insecurity, deepening inequality, and uncertainty about marriage and family. Silva argues that, for these men and women, coming of age means coming to terms with the absence of choice. As possibilities and hope contract, moving into adulthood has been re-defined as a process of personal struggle-an adult is no longer someone with a small home and a reliable car, but someone who has faced and overcome personal demons to reconstruct a transformed self. Indeed, rather than turn to politics to restore the traditional working class, this generation builds meaning and dignity through the struggle to exorcise the demons of familial abuse, mental health problems, addiction, or betrayal in past relationships. This dramatic and largely unnoticed shift reduces becoming an adult to solitary suffering, self-blame, and an endless seeking for signs of progress. This powerfully written book focuses on those who are most vulnerable-young, working-class people, including African-Americans, women, and single parents-and reveals what, in very real terms, the demise of the social safety net means to their fragile hold on the American Dream.Trade ReviewImpeccably researched and skillfully articulated, Silva's work is a timely primer on the current state of blue-collar Millennials. * Publishers Weekly *Table of Contents1. Coming of Age in a Risk Society ; 2. Prisoners of the Present ; 3. Insecure Intimacies ; 4. Hardened Selves ; 5. Coming of Age in the "Mood Economy" ; Conclusion: The Hidden Injuries of Risk ; Notes ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTable of Contents 1 Child Protection Systems Across the World Jill Duerr Berrick, Neil Gilbert and Marit Skivenes Section I - Institutionalized 2 Child Protection in Australia and New Zealand: An Overview of Systems Judith Cashmore and Nicola Taylor 3 The Austrian Child Welfare System: Moving Towards Professionalization and Participation Katrin Kriz, Jenny Krutzinna and Peter Pantucek-Eisenbacher 4 Child Protection in Belgium: An Overview of the Systems Johan Vanderfaeillie, Erik Van Dooren and Jessica Segers 5 Child Welfare in Canada Nico Trocmé, Melanie Doucet, Barbara Fallon, Jennifer Nutton, and Tonino Esposito 6 The Child Protection Systems in Denmark and Norway Anne-Dorthe Hestbæk, Marit Skivenes, Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Idamarie Leth Svendsen and Elisabeth Backe-Hansen 7 Child Welfare and Child Protection Services in England June Thoburn 8 Child Protection in Finland and Sweden Ingrid Höjer and Tarja Pösö 9 Child Protection and Welfare in France Flora Bolter 10 Child Protection and Welfare in Germany Kay Biesel and Heinz Kindler 11 Child Protection and Welfare on the Island of Ireland: Irish Issues, Global Relevance Kenneth Burns, John Devaney, Stephanie Holt and Gerry Marshall 12 Child Protection in Israel Daphna Gross-Manos, Eran Melkman and Aya Almog-Zaken 13 Child Protection in Mediterranean Countries: Italy and Greece Teresa Bertotti, Roberta T. Di Rosa, Charis Asimopoulos 14 A New Era for Child Protection in Japan Shoko Tokunaga, Mitsuru Fukui, Misa Saigo and Saki Nagano 15 The Child Protection System in the Netherlands: Characteristics, Trends, and Evidence Erik J. Knorth, Helen Bouma, Hans Grietens and Mónica López López 16 The Development of the Korean Child Protection System: Cultural Influences, Unique Challenges, and Policy Strategies Yiyoon Chung and TJ Lah 17 Child Protection Systems in Spain Sagrario Segado 18 Child Protection and Children's Services in Switzerland Stefan Schnurr 19 Child Protection in the United States Jennifer Lawson and Jill Duerr Berrick Section II - Emerging 20 The Chilean Child Protection System Carolina Muñoz-Guzman, Miguel Cillero Bruñol, Mariana Bernasconi 21 Czech Child Protection after 1989: Between Socialist Legacy and the European Call for Democratic Legitimacy Victoria Shmidt 22 Child Protection Systems in Estonia and Latvia Merle Linno and Judit Strömpl 23 Child Protection in Lithuania Ilona Tamutiene, Dalija Snieskiene 24 Child Protection in Poland Violetta Tanas 25 Child Protection in Portugal Jorge Ferreira 26 Child Protection System in the Slovak Republic Kvasnáková Lenka, Balogová Beáta 27 Child Protection in South Africa Julia Sloth-Nielsen 28 Child Protection System in Uruguay María del Luján González Tornaría and Delfina Miller Section III - Nascent 29 Building the Child Protection System in Argentina Carla Villata and Valeria Lobet 30 Child Protection Systems in Brazil Diene Monique Carlos, Ailton de Souza Aragão, Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira Roque, Lygie Maria Pereira da Silva 31 Child Protection Policy and Service in China Fang Zhao and Yanfeng Xu 32 Colombian Child Protection System María Cristina Torrado P. and Ernesto Duran Strauch 33 Ecuador: Child Protection Systems Verónica Jiménez Borja, Micaela Jiménez Borja, and Teresa Borja Álvarez 34 Child Protection in Egypt Hmoud S. Olimat and Amal A. ElGama 35 Child Protection Systems in Ghana Mavis Dako-Gyeke, Abigail Adubea Mills, and Doris Akyere Boateng 36 Child Protection System in India: An Overview Sanjai Bhatt and Subhashree Sanyal 37 The Social Construction and Development of an Integrated Child Protection System: In Search of Core Templates in a Diversified and Decentralized Indonesia Erna Dinata 38 Child Protection in Iran Marzieh Takaffoli, Meroe Vameghi, Maliheh Arshi, Leila Ostadhashemi 39 Child Protection in Lebanon Hoda Rizk 40 Children at Risk in Mexico: Issues, Policies, and Interventions Martha Frías Armenta 41 Child Protection System in Nigeria Chimezie Elekwachi 42 Protecting Children in the Philippines: A System Focused Overview of Policy and Practice Steven Roche and Florence Flores-Pasos 43 Reforming Russia's Child Protection System: From Residential to Family Care Meri Kulmala, Maija Jäppinen and Zhanna Chernova 44 Child Protection Systems in Uganda Deogratias Yiga 45 Making Child Protection Systems Work for Children: Lessons from Zimbabwe Mildred T. Mushunje Conclusion 46 Child Protection Systems: A Global Typology Jill Duerr Berrick, Neil Gilbert and Marit Skivenes

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Book SynopsisThe aim of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Social Work is to provide a comprehensive text, taking on assessment (biopsychosocial-cultural/spiritual risk and resilience; DSM; standardized assessment scales); goal-setting; and intervention, including medication, evidence-based interventions and the process of evidence-based practice with children and adolescents. The social work context is integrated throughout by: 1) considering the complexities of multiple system levels involved with the occurrence of mental disorders and youth adjustment and recovery; and 2) professional ethics and demeanor when working with impoverished, diverse, and vulnerable youth populations in inter-disciplinary settings.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction and Overview Section I. Professional Social Work Context Chapter 2. Where and How do Social Workers Practice? Chapter 3. DSM and the Medical Model Chapter 4. Engagement Section II. Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Chapter 6. Autism Spectrum Disorders Section III. Externalizing Problems Chapter 7. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Chapter 8: Substance Use Disorders Section IV. Internalizing Problems Chapter 9. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Chapter 10. Depressive Disorders Chapter 11. Non-Suicidal Self Injury and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Chapter 12. Eating Disorders Chapter 13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders Section V. Appendix: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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Book SynopsisFrom slavery in the 19th century to racial disparities in school discipline that push them into the juvenile justice system, historically Black children have been denied a childhood. While schools are tough on Black children, Black caregivers often use tough love to prepare them for the world they will encounter. But if everyone is tough on Black children, who is gentle with them? Who allows them to be children? This book helps mental health professionals understand how racism, prejudice and discrimination contribute to mental health and behavioral issues in Black students that lead to high rates of school discipline, also known as the Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline. It explores how bias shapes the way the behaviors and moods of Black children are often misinterpreted and punished through unfair and subjective disciplinary methods. Mental health professionals are challenged to advocate for the mental health needs of Black students by using play therapy to engage caregivers, teachers, and administrators in providing culturally responsive support and nurturance to enhance their relationships with Black children. Using music, art, sand, and other expressive therapies, the book provides over 30 unique interventions for Black students of all ages to heal from racial trauma. The activities allow Black children the opportunity to process issues they encounter, like colorism and hair discrimination, while learning healthy skills to manage the trauma, anxiety, and depression that often results from their daily exposure to racial stress. The book is to help empower mental health professionals to feel more competent and comfortable to support the unique needs of Black students and pass that knowledge on to the adults in the lives of Black children and allow Black children to reclaim their childhood.

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Book SynopsisA guide to help parents teach their daughters to resist negative cultural messages.Never before have adolescent girls faced so many confusing and contradictory expectations. From a young age, popular culture teaches girls that their worth is based on their appearance, their ability to gain attention, and an ever-increasing accrual of accomplishments. With such unattainable standards, it is no wonder that many girls experience stress, self-doubt, and even mental health problems. Girls struggle to develop an authentic sense of self, even as they attempt to meet a set of impossible cultural expectations. Many parents feel helpless against the onslaught of negative influences targeting their daughters, but in Swimming Upstream: Parenting Girls for Resilience in a Toxic Culture, Laura Choate offers a message of reassurance. This book provides parents with a set of straightforward tools they can use to help their daughters navigate the trials and demands of contemporary girlhood. Choate draws upon years of research and counseling literature to teach parents how to instill the power of resilience in their daughters, including developing a positive body image, maintaining healthy relationships with friends and romantic partners, and navigating high-pressure academic environments. Based on cutting-edge research, this book contains the strategies that parents need to prepare their daughters with the life skills they need to resist destructive cultural influences. Though the journey through modern girlhood may be complicated - and even treacherous - this guide offers a user-friendly way for parents to help their daughters thrive in the midst of the negative pressures of modern culture. Practical and engaging, Swimming Upstream is a must-read for parents of girls of all ages.Trade Review"This book could be a game changer for families with girls and our society in general. Swimming Upstream analyzes the toxic obstacles for growing healthy and resilient girls with a depth of understanding and clarity. More importantly, Choate charts a realistic and helpful course for girls to negotiate these waters and thrive. Everyone who knows, works with, or loves a growing girl needs to read this book." -- JoAnn Deak, PhD, author of How Girls Thrive, Girls Will be Girls, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, and the Owner's Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain "In this book, Dr. Choate details the rocky road of culture and pressure facing parents of girls. She provides an encouraging guidebook to help parents maneuver through those risky roads of girlhood. Through scripts and activities, Dr. Choate builds skills of parents to combat the pervasive and powerful nature of our current culture for the purpose of promoting resiliency in our young women. This is a must-read for parents of young girls and emerging women." -- Dee C. Ray, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of North Texas "Taught to be thin, beautiful, hot, and sexy, girls are caught between dueling messages to act like a diva but still be kind and nice. Swimming Upstream is a must-read for every parent, every pediatric provider, and every teacher helping girls navigate today's toxic culture that equates self-worth with appearance, attention, and accomplishments." -- Margo Maine, PhD, FAED, CEDS, Eating Disorders Specialist, Author, and ActivistTable of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Introduction ; Part I: Taking a Tour of Girl World ; Chapter One: Appearance, Attention, Accomplishments: Toxic Cultural Expectations for Girls ; Chapter Two: Girls in Transition: Who Am I? ; Chapter Three: Vulnerable Girls: Common Mental Health Problems in Girls ; Part II: Parenting for Resilience ; Chapter Four: Resilience Dimension One: Parenting from Your Inner Core ; Chapter Five: Resilience Dimension Two: Developing Positive Body Image ; Chapter Six: Resilience Dimension Three: Cultivating Healthy Relationships ; Chapter Seven: Resilience Dimension Four: Keeping Success in Perspective ; Chapter Eight: Resilience Dimension Five: Charting My Life Course ; Conclusions ; Recommended Resources

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Book SynopsisAdolescence is a turbulent period to live through, and a time of importance and concern to parents, teachers, and social workers. Marking the transition from the world of childhood to adult life, the adolescent faces many challenges and opportunities, including forming their own identity, relating to often conflicting demands from parents and peers, and negotiating first romantic relationships. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter K. Smith provides an engaging and informative overview of what we know and what we are learning about adolescence. Including both a guide to the classical research that has informed our knowledge, as well as the results of the modern research into the contemporary adolescent experience, Smith examines a number of aspects of adolescence, including the cultural and historical context, the biological changes to the adolescent brain, and the controversies that adolescence brings.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThrough a clear and fairly accessible language, Smith has created a concise and useful vade mecum on adolescence. * Sara Pisani, The Psychologist *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Adolescence as a life stage ; 2. Puberty: body and brain changes ; 3. Cognitive aspects of adolescence ; 4. Relationship changes: parents and peers ; 5. Leisure pursuits and adolescents in the cyberworld ; 6. Risk taking in adolescence ; 7. Mental health in adolescence ; 8. Romantic development ; Further Reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe young people of the Cameroon Grassfields have been subject to a long history of violence and political marginalization. This book deals with their response to centuries of exploitation. It focuses on the repeated violent revolts staged by young victims of political oppression.Trade Review"Nicolas Argenti succeeds in doing justice to the uncanny tension evoked by the youth masquerades of Oku and their haunting performances. He offers challenging contributions to the study of dance, the indeterminacy of memory, and the actuality of the slave trade." - Peter Geschiere, University of Amsterdam"

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Book SynopsisWhen we think about young people dealing drugs, we tend to picture it happening on urban streets, in disadvantaged, crime - ridden neighborhoods. The authors offer an ethnography of the culture of suburban drug dealers. It will be of interest to scholars and policy makers alike.Trade Review"Code of the Suburb takes us into the world of young white suburban drug dealing and in doing so, provides a fascinating and powerful counterpoint to the devastation of the drug war in poor, minority communities. To readers familiar with that context, the absence of police and prisons-indeed, of virtually any negative consequences for selling and using drugs-is quite striking." (Alice Goffman, author of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City)

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Book SynopsisOffers an ethnography of the culture of suburban drug dealers. This book shows that suburban drug dealers accord status to deliberate avoidance of conflict, which helps keep their drug markets more peaceful - and, consequently, less likely to be noticed by law enforcement.Trade Review"Code of the Suburb takes us into the world of young white suburban drug dealing and in doing so, provides a fascinating and powerful counterpoint to the devastation of the drug war in poor, minority communities. To readers familiar with that context, the absence of police and prisons-indeed, of virtually any negative consequences for selling and using drugs-is quite striking." (Alice Goffman, author of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City)

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides portraits of rock and roll kids and analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. It aims to draw new conclusions and to present solid reasons to admire the resilience of suburbia's dead-end kids.

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Book SynopsisWhen we consider the concept of sexual abuse and harassment, our minds tend to jump either towards adults caught in unhealthy relationships or criminals who take advantage of children. But the millions of maturing teenagers who also deal with sexual harassment can fall between the cracks. When it comes to sexual relationships, adolescents pose a particular problem. Few teenagers possess all of the emotional and intellectual tools needed to navigate these threats, including the all too real advances made by supervisors, teachers, and mentors. In Sexual Exploitation of Teenagers, Jennifer Drobac explores the shockingly common problem of maturing adolescents who are harassed and exploited by adults in their lives. Reviewing the neuroscience and psychosocial evidence of adolescent development, she explains why teens are so vulnerable to adult harassers. Even today, in an age of increasing public awareness, criminal and civil law regarding the sexual abuse of minors remains tragically inept and irregular from state to state. Drobac uses six recent cases of teens suffering sexual harassment to illuminate the flaws and contradictions of this system, skillfully showing how our current laws fail to protect youths, and offering an array of imaginative legal reforms that could achieve increased justice for adolescent victims of sexual coercion.

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Book SynopsisLooks at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and long-term prospects of inner-city boys. Offering a glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, this title paints an insightful portrait of life in the inner city.Trade Review"Living the Drama tackles a substantive topic, engages in key theoretical debates, employs a distinctive comparative approach, gives ample voice to its subjects, and enriches our knowledge of poor youth." - Claude S. Fischer, University of California, Berkeley.

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Book SynopsisLooks at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and long-term prospects of inner-city boys. Offering a glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, this title paints an insightful portrait of life in the inner city.Trade Review"Living the Drama tackles a substantive topic, engages in key theoretical debates, employs a distinctive comparative approach, gives ample voice to its subjects, and enriches our knowledge of poor youth." - Claude S. Fischer, University of California, Berkeley"

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Book SynopsisIn Doing Style, Constantine V. Nakassis explores the world of youth and mass media in South India, where what Tamil youth call style anchors their day-to-day lives and media worlds. Through intimate ethnographic descriptions of college life in Tamil Nadu, Nakassis explores the complex ways that acts and objects of style such as brand fashion, English slang, and film representations express the multiple desires and anxieties of this generation, who live in the shadow of the promise of global modernity. As Nakassis shows, while signs of the global, modern world are everywhere in post-liberalization India, for most of these young people this world is still very distanta paradox that results in youth's profound sense of being in between. This in-betweenness manifests itself in the ambivalent quality of style, the ways in which stylish objects are necessarily marked as counterfeit, mixed, or ironical. In order to show how this in-betweenness materializes in particular media, Nakassis ex

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Book SynopsisIn Doing Style, Constantine V. Nakassis explores the world of youth and mass media in South India, where what Tamil youth call style anchors their day-to-day lives and media worlds. Through intimate ethnographic descriptions of college life in Tamil Nadu, Nakassis explores the complex ways that acts and objects of style such as brand fashion, English slang, and film representations express the multiple desires and anxieties of this generation, who live in the shadow of the promise of global modernity. As Nakassis shows, while signs of the global, modern world are everywhere in post-liberalization India, for most of these young people this world is still very distanta paradox that results in youth's profound sense of being in between. This in-betweenness manifests itself in the ambivalent quality of style, the ways in which stylish objects are necessarily marked as counterfeit, mixed, or ironical. In order to show how this in-betweenness materializes in particular media, Nakassis explores the entanglements between youth peer groups and the sites where such stylish media objects are produced, arguing that these entanglements deeply condition the production and circulation of the media objects themselves. The result is an important and timely look at the tremendous forces of youth culture, globalization, and mass media as they interact in the vibrancy of a rapidly changing India.

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