Age groups: adolescents Books

Book SynopsisToo often, parents wear blinders when it comes to the sex lives of their children. They hear the statistics - how 80% of college students have engaged in rough sex or how one in four teens have sent or received a sext - and think, “Not my kid.” Yes, Your Kid is the reality check parents need about what sex is like today - so they can better educate and support their tweens, teens, and college students. Combining insights from cutting-edge research, conversations with real students, and on-the-ground legal experience, Yes, Your Kid provides: An overview of key topics in sexuality, from communication and consent to pornography and rough sex, describing how things have changed. Real-world legal stories illustrating today’s consensual sex pitfalls - and how to help your child avoid them. Age-appropriate tools to not only talk to tweens, teens, and college-aged kids about sex and consent, but also build a healthy foundation with younger children. Concrete advice parents can share directly with their children so that - if and when their children become sexually active with partners - they are more likely to have safer, consensual sex. Plus, a chapter focused on the consent, communication, and relationship education needs of young people on the autism spectrum. Authoritative, supportive, sex-positive, and facts-forward, Yes, Your Kid provides parents with the frank, accurate information they and their children need to safely navigate today’s sexual landscape.

Read more less

Book SynopsisEllis's mother is angry because he's been watching porn. Sheron says she hates her body. Mitchell's upset because Jack doesn't want to have sex with him...Sex affects everything. It may not be the single most important thing in a young person's life, but it's always important and a crucial means by which young people try to understand themselves, whether they're in sexual relationships, on the brink of sexual relationships or watching from afar. Yet sex and sexuality are subjects that many adults (including parents, counsellors, teachers and other professionals) are wary of talking about with young people.This book is about helping young people feel less anxious about sex and sexuality. It's also about helping professionals feel more confident. Weaving case material with theory and discussion, Nick Luxmoore describes vividly the dilemmas faced by so many young people and suggests ways of supporting them effectively at such a crucial and sensitive time in their lives.Trade ReviewNick Luxmoore makes the inaccessible accessible in his latest book which explores the world of teenage sex and sexuality warts and all. Inspired by the true and often troubling realities of the many young people he has counselled, this book will make young people feel less alone and provide the adults in their lives with the confidence and ideas needed to explore a wide range of sensitive issues. -- Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Specialist and Advisor to the PSHE AssociationWriting about sex is never easy, yet alone in the context of schools where, shamefully, sex and relationship education is still not compulsory or widespread. Nick Luxmoore's excellent and courageous book encourages all who work in education to consider the significance of sex, suggesting ways for it to start to be talked about and managed. The book can be strongly recommended to all those who want to see more open acknowledgment of the role that sex plays in our schools. -- Jenny Pearce OBE, Professor of Young People and Public Policy, University of BedfordshireLuxmoore, in his delightfully intimate style, has brought to life the journey of adolescents as they grow into their sexual selves...this book is a must read. I recommend that all counsellors working with young people discuss and share ideas and experiences brought to life in this book and remember Luxmoore's message: horny and hormonal is what teenagers are, much of the time, whether they talk about it in counselling or not. -- Lorraine Sherman * BACP Children and Young People *Those people, and anyone who works with or is the parent of an adolescent, should read this book. Nick 'gets' young people and his writing is spot on. -- Jeanine Connor * Therapy Today *Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Sexuality in Schools. 3. Five boys and a Girl. 4. My body, My Self. 5. Learning to be Alone. 6. Shame and Privacy. 7. Mothers and Fathers. 8. Sexuality in the Counselling Room. 9. Getting Stuck in a Role. 10. Anger, Creativity and Sexuality. 11. Endpiece. 12. References.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents shows ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Discussing concerns associated with adolescence such as peer pressure and moral responsibility and family and peer relationships, the authors suggest ways for practitioners to engage with and support young people who may have social or family problems.Focusing on different areas in which resilience can be cultivated, this practical guide offers an applied perspective on procedures of need assessment and intervention. Grounded in theory and developed through work within real cases, it offers guidance for continuing support and will be an invaluable source of encouragement and instruction for social workers working with young people in troubled circumstances.Trade Review(Review for the 3 Volume Set)'The workbooks are easy to read and use the same format in each volume. They explain resilience theory and encourage practitioners to place intervention and assessment within ecological framework. This entails considering what resources might be available to the child at each of three levels: child, family relations and wider community... The workbooks would be invaluable to parents/carers/foster families and those practitioners who have little child development knowledge. For students and occupational therapists who are new to working with children, they would be a very useful adjunct to learning, to the advanced practitioner they would be a refreshing revisit to child development in relation to occupational lifestyle.' -- Napot JournalThese three workbooks are a welcome and important addition to the tools available to childcare social workers, foster carers, residential workers and others involved in assessment and direct work with children and young people. Each book stands alone and could be used to inform and illuminate work with a particular child. Taken as a set they are a rich and lasting resource. -- Adoption & Fostering.This is a very easy to read and understand book. The assessment section sets out the theory behind an area that resilience can be fostered, i.e. social competence or education, in an easily understandable way and then provides a framework for assessing resilience in that area through questions and practical methods. All is done within Brofenbrenner's ecological framework, which gives a good sociological context to the work. Interventions are given as practical examples and principles of the work. -- Youthwork magazineIt forms an accessible workbook for those working with young people in difficult family and personal circumstances. -- Young People Now magazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction to Resilience. 2. When and How to use Workbook. 3. Secure Base. 4. Education. 5. Friendships. 6. Talents and Interests. 7. Positive Values. 8. Social Competencies. 9. Intervention. 10. Case Studies. Appendix. Bibliography. Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject.Christine Breakey provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently, emphasising the development of resources and practical skills for use specifically in FE colleges. The author covers all the key areas and offers strategies and solutions for communicating effectively, helping students to manage transition, and understanding and minimising the causes of ASC behaviours as well as teaching social skills and ASC self-awareness.The Autism Spectrum and Further Education will be a vital resource for professionals in FE institutions who have to meet the needs of young adults with ASCs.Trade ReviewChristine Breakey provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently, emphasizing the development of resources and practical skills for use specifically in FE colleges. The author covers all the key areas and offers strategies and solutions for communicating effectively, helping students to manage transition, and understanding and minimising the cause of ASC behaviours as well as teaching social skills and ASC self-awareness. The Autism Spectrum and Further Education will be a vital resource for professionals in FR institutions who have to meet the needs of young adults with ASCs. -- Link, Autism-EuropeThis book will be invaluable to anyone who works with autistic people in mainstream high schools, colleges, universities and in the workplace. Yes I do mean autistic people. Christine Breakey uses the term that many autistic people themselves want used. Their autism is an integral part of their being, not a bolt-on, and must be viewed as such this book is a must. One can hear the author's sensible, calm voice coming through clearly and I found it very inspiring. -- Good Autism PracticeTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Breaking Down Barriers. 2. Which Approach? Ideology, Theory and Practice. 3. Developing an Inclusive Specialist Team. 4. Maintaining an Effective Specialist Team. 5. Staff Training. 6. `Autistic Thinking' and the Need for Adjustments. 7. The `Hidden Curriculum'. 8. Individual Accounts. References. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'.Drawing on the findings from years of applied research projects carried out by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence, each chapter focuses on a particular area of parenting young people - from monitoring and supervision to support for foster families - and each highlights the implications of research results for policy and practice. This book presents a range of approaches to working with parents and families, and discusses the effectiveness of techniques such as parent mentoring and involving young people in parenting programmes.Working with Parents of Young People provides a strong set of evidence-based guidelines for best practice and will be a key resource for all those working to support the parents of teenagers.Trade ReviewThis is an interesting book for any practitioner or student seeking an overview of current debates about parenting young people and of initiatives undertaken by the TSA in this field. For any professional contemplating providing a service for parents of young people this is a useful and informative starting point. -- Journal of Children's ServicesThe field of parenting is at an exciting stage of growth and development... This will be an interesting and useful book to those working with both parents and young people. -- Professional Social WorkI would refer to this text when considering how best to support parents of adolescents in any setting, but most of all it is useful for advising on partnership working with schools. The Book will no doubt help workers to avoid pitfalls, improve and share practice and, ultimately, secure better outcomes for parents, teenagers, families, schools and communities -- Children & Young People NowThe first part looks at the latest research trends in the field, and includes chapters on monitoring and supervision techniques with parents, team parenting approaches in foster care, how to communicate to children about alcohol use, and a consideration of parents' needs during their child's transition from primary to secondary school. The second half of the book illustrates approaches that seek to work with parents facing some of these difficult challenges, and sets out some very interesting techniques, including how to engage schools in parental support, using newsletters and IT-based approaches, engaging the young people themselves in parenting programmes, and setting up parent-to-parent mentor schemes... For the child mental health professional seeking actually to apply some of these creative approaches to working with parents, it will prove an invaluable addition to the library shelf- as well as providing an up-to-date revision of the latest trends in both theory and practice. -- YoungMinds MagazineThe book draws from many years of fascinating research projects carried out by the Trust, and offers clear insight into their findings. Divided into four parts the book offers guidelines, particularly for professionals working with parents and families, of best practice in various areas of working with parents of young people... The editors concede that what might be a good idea on paper may not be as simple as it might first appear, and for this reason their research is invaluable to anyone about to embark, or currently reviewing their strategy or policy, on working with families. After reading this book I have become interested in the Trust for the Study of Adolescence and can see that their research is of huge importance and value to our modern day society. Hats off to them. -- www.adoption-net.co.ukThe text reports findings from new research about the parents of young people and new ways of working with parents. It offers a wide range of professionals working with parents and families a range of approaches to conducting such work, and discusses the effectiveness of techniques such as parent mentoring and involving young people in parentiing programs. -- BookNews.comTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Introduction. 1. Working with parents of young people: setting the scene. John Coleman and Debi Roker. Part 2: New Research and Implications for Practice. 2. How monitoring and supervision work in families: a study of 50 young people and their parents. Debi Roker and Stephanie Stace. 3. `Team Parenting' of young people in foster care. Stephanie Stace and Kevin Lowe. 4. Family communication about alcohol. Louise Cox, Nigel Sherriff, Lester Coleman and Debi Roker. 5. Children's move to secondary school: what do parents need at this time? Debi Roker, Kerry Devitt and Amanda Holt. 6. Supporting children and parents during the transition to secondary school: a UK-wide review. Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd. Part 3: New Ways of Working with Parents. 7. Working with schools to support parents: lessons from two evaluations. Debi Roker and Helen Richardson Foster. 8. Using newsletters to support the parents of young people: learning from two studies. Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd. 9. Getting information and support from websites. Debi Roker. 10. Involving young people in parenting programmes. Cris Hoskin and Sarah Lindfield. 11. Using parent-to-parent mentors to get information and support to the parents of young people. Debi Roker. Part 4: Conclusions. 12. Parenting young people: research, policy and practice. Debi Roker and John Coleman. Subject Index. Author Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisChildhood and adult experiences of individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are becoming increasingly well documented, yet the crucial formative teenage years have, so far, been neglected. Adolescence is a difficult time for any teenager, but when you have Asperger Syndrome this already emotionally complex time of life becomes all the more challenging. Reflecting the views of parents, professionals and those with AS themselves, this book tackles issues that are pertinent to all teenagers, such as sexuality, depression and friendship, as well as discussing topics like disclosure and therapeutic alternatives that are more specific to those with AS. This book aims to make the transition from child to adult as smooth as possible, and is an essential survival guide to adolescence.Trade ReviewFirst, it focuses on the issues that are paramount and unique to adolescence. Clinicians working with parents who have to deal with diagnosis during this period, and understanding why their child who managed previously, is now having so much trouble will benefit from a practical how-to appropriate to this age group. Second, this book brings together such diverse authorship that the reader cannot help but come away with a sense of the disorder from within, from loving family and from dedicated professionals working to problem solve side by side. Third, the chapters in the book cover areas that I have not seen spoken to with such thoughtfulness anywhere else, although real life demands their attention. This includes Asperger's and sexuality, friendship, safety, school options, siblings, disclosure, motor coordination and coping with the bittersweet news of diagnosis. These are questions I have been asked. Having a book available that addresses each of these issues by experts in the area from occupational therapists, to private inspector and special education teachers provides a framework and structure for more thoughtful therapeutic interventions. -- The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ReviewThere is a great need for practical strategies for this age group and this book offers many from a variety of sources. Every one of the chapters contains excellent insights into the effects of Asperger Syndrome and the experience of those it affects. The contributors also offer a range of practical strategies that professionals, parents and individuals with Asperger syndrome can try, in order to cope with the real agonies of the transition to adulthood. -- Children NowThe variety of viewpoints makes the book of interest to numerous audiences, ranging from persons who know nothing about the condition to professionals. Since it has only been in the past few years that Asperger Syndrome has been generally recognized, teachers who did not receive their training very recently should find this book particularly informative. The number of students diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome is growing, and interest in the condition will undoubtedly increase. This book should be purchased for professional collections and by academic libraries that support programs related to autism spectrum disorders. -- Education Book ReviewsTwo areas that cause difficulties for young people with AS are friendship and sexuality. The book offers no hard and fast rules, but there is intelligent advice, plus website references to follow-up. This book would be a welcome addition to any department dealing with AS in adolescence. -- BulletinFor people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) the teenage years can be particularly torrid, and consequently very challenging for carers and any staff working with sufferers or their families, yet little has been written on the subject. This substantial reader, containing contributions from many international experts, covers a broad range of issues. -- Care & Health Magazinethis publication was certainly a welcome sight. Drawing from the experiences of parents, professionals and individuals with Asperger Syndrome this book covers the crucial areas of sexuality, friendships both appropriate and inappropriate, educational choice, disclosure, safety issues, therapies and feelings. Throughout the book each chapter and individual author combines theory and practice to provide clear and positive strategies/ideas/suggestions making that particular topic area seem a lot more achievable. A very valuable resource for all parents, carers and professionals facing the adolescent years of the person in their care. -- Communicationcontains a great deal of extremely useful information -- ACT BulletinTable of ContentsForeword, Luke Jackson, UK. Introduction. 1. Asperger Syndrome in the adolescent years, Richard Howlin, USA. 2. Cognitive behavior therapy, Tony Attwood, Australia. 3. The sexuality of adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Isabelle Henault, University of Quebec, Canada. 4. Can my baby learn to dance?, Steve Gutstein, The Connections Center, USA. 5. The importance of occupational therapy for adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Marc Willey and Liane Holliday Willey, USA. 6. Safety issues for Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Dennis Debbaudt, Debbaudt Detective Agency, USA. 7. When the thunder roars, Liane Holliday Willey, USA. 8. Settling into the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, Rebecca Moyes, Educational Consultant for State of Pennsylvania, USA. 9. Families and parenting - the domino effect, Jacqui Jackson, UK. 10. Starting from scratch: Being innovative in finding interventions for your adolescent with Asperger Syndrome, DeAnn Foley, President of `Reaching Aspergers/Autism through Information and Networking', USA. 11. Education and the adolescent with Asperger Syndrome, Lise Pyles, Australia. 12. Disclosure for people on the autism spectrum, Stephen Shore, USA. 13. How do I be me?, Mike Stanton, National Autistic Society, UK. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAnn Boushéy's teenage son Jon was diagnosed with high-functioning autism in kindergarten. Having mastered the day-to-day challenges that parenting a young child with autism or Asperger's Syndrome pose, Talking Teenagers considers questions surrounding parenting across the spectrum during the teenage years.Written out of her own experience, this inspirational book provides the information that will encourage other parents with teens on the autism spectrum. Covering everyday topics, from what to take on vacation and dealing with anger, to sex education and planning for the parents' own demise, Ann ends each chapter with thoughtful vignettes: "Chicken Nuggets for the Soul".After reading this book, parents will come away with a sense of empowerment and feeling that they are not alone, while professionals will gain a valuable and compassionate insight into the world of parenting a teenager on the autism spectrum.Trade ReviewI would strongly recommend this book for parents and/or educators of teenagers on the autistic spectrum. Boushey's style of writing creates a compelling and informative dialogue. The dialogue is in manageable sections covering a substantial number of extremely important issues and seeks to provide inspiring insight into tough questions. Throughout the book there are numerous references to literature and website addresses. -- GAP Good Autism PracticeWritten by a mother as a resource for other parents of young people who have asd. Focuses on everyday topics, problems and tactics. -- BILD - Current Awareness NewsletterThis book gives a wealth of insight to the reader. -- Seen and HeardTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. A parent's heartache-ever present. Chicken nugget #1: HFA or AS? What's the Diff? 2. What do I tell people about autism? Chicken nugget #2: What do we do with the good intentions of others? 3. IEPs and those elusive goals. Chicken nugget #3: Autism and gray. 4. Charting growth. Chicken nugget #4: Living with fear 5. Understanding Jon's way of understanding: Or, Lost in Translation is not just a movie title. Chicken nugget #5: "Sometimes it's all Greek to me too!"-explaining terminology 6. What to take on vacation. Chicken nugget #6: On perseveration-"Stop beating that dead horse!" 7. What about anger? Just because your child has a disability, doesn't make you a doormat! Chicken nugget #7: "I love you, but we are not connected at the hip!" 8. Straight talk for parents: "We need to be like the Energizer Bunny, we must keep going and going…" Chicken nugget #8: Birthday parties-so simple, yet so impossible. 9. An interview with the school counselor. Chicken nugget #9: "Is there a lesson in these socks?"-dealing with tactile issues. 10. A bully by any other name is still a bully. Chicken nugget #10: When parents hit a brick wall in communication. 11. An interview with an expert on autism-Dr. B.J. Freeman. Chicken nugget #11: Literally speaking. 12. Choosing your battles: Fighting the system. Chicken nugget #12: "Get off my back! Please!" -understanding rudeness. 13. An interview with a parent expert-Emily Perl Kingsley. Chicken nugget #13: Stopping to note the successes-a trip to the dentist. 14. Planning for our own demise: an interview with an attorney. Chicken nugget #14: Changing my view. 15. Resources remix: Useful information and resources. Chicken nugget #15: "We must see differently!" 16. Explaining their differences to our teens. Chicken nugget #16: Thoughts on normal. 17. A case for empathy. Chicken nugget #17: "But do I have to fix him?" 18. The s-e-x word meets the a-u-t-i-s-m word. Chicken nugget #18: Waiting for the other shoe to drop-optimistically being pessimistic. 19. Charting behaviours. Chicken nugget #19: Three steps forward, one step back-not the latest dance craze. 20. Family members and autism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Chicken nugget #20: Finding hope at the library. 21. Autism and religion. Chicken nugget #21: Angels by my side. 22. Shadow dancing. Chicken nugget #22: Serendipity-the sauce for those nuggets! Epilogue. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisHelp teens access the therapeutic power of yoga and mindfulness in their daily lives with this guide. Explaining the science of yoga and how this ties in with adolescent physical and neurological development, the book also gives concrete ways to use yogic techniques to overcome issues such as anxiety, bullying, relationship issues, depression and sleep deprivation.The applied yoga in this book includes not only asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga nidra exercises, but also throws the net wider to include visualisations, philosophy and modes of thinking. Including the latest research and evidence on yoga therapy, it shows how yoga's positive influence extends beyond specific issues. The methods in this book will instil a long-lasting sense of optimism and self-regulation among young people both on and off the mat.Trade ReviewAn important contribution at an important time... Martinus explores the unique challenges faced by teens and how yoga offers a valuable "well-being toolbox to live an optimal life". Covering essential topics from depression to addiction, this book offers simple, practical, tried-and tested techniques. For those teaching teens, this is essential reading. -- Simon Haas, teacher of yoga philosophy and author of The Book of Dharma and Yoga and the Dark Night of the SoulCharlotta Martinus brings out the challenges and opportunities facing teenagers today and shows how yoga is a solution and a way to optimize their potential. In a rapidly changing world teenagers everywhere are vulnerable, yet receptive to practices like yoga; this is highlighted with interesting anecdotes, information, and empathy for the problems faced by young people. The book skilfully blends theory and practice, and all yoga therapists, teachers and parents would benefit from reading it. -- Shirley Telles, MBBS, PhD (Neurophysiology), Director, Pantanjali Research Foundation, IndiaRecent research documents that yoga can promote mental health and well-being. Adolescence can be a rather stressful period of life, so yoga is likely to be especially relevant for teens. Charlotta Martinus is a world-leading expert on yoga for teens, and this book targets yoga teachers, yoga therapists, teenagers and parents. I expect that they will welcome this book as much as I do. -- Ingunn Hagen, Professor, Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)While I was overseeing police youth strategy in Somerset I witnessed how the 'Teen Yoga' programme was consistently able to help and guide young people to become well-rounded, grounded, thoughtful and compassionate citizens. I saw how it addressed existing angst, heartache and behavioural issues in young people who were struggling to understand their lives and emotions. I can not recommend this guide to those and supporting young people enough.This comprehensive, easy-to-read, structured and evidenced guide is a must-have for those working in youth development, mental health, or simply working with common teen issues. -- Dr Simon Selby, PhD, PGCE, CLJ, Visiting Lecturer in Criminal JusticeAs an educator, mental health professional and yoga therapist working with teens, this is the book that so many of us have been waiting for.Charlotta brings forth a well-balanced mixture of the evidence base, experience and opportunity for personal engagement and reflections on the work. She offers many practices and exercises to share with young people and to deepen our own practice in an accessible and informative way. -- Dr Lucy Arnsby-Wilson, Clinical Psychologist, Director and Founder of The Maya ProjectThe ancient practice of yoga is hugely relevant today. This book sets out the theoretical underpinnings and promising emerging evidence base for the benefits of yoga for adolescents. With a host of practical techniques and tips, Charlotta shares her insight and experience of teaching yoga to teenagers. This book is essential reading for yoga teachers working with teenagers and an important contribution to the wider agenda of increasing the reach of this holistic practice. -- Dr Vaishnavee Madden, Consultant in Public Health, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Foreword by Sir Anthony Seldon. Introduction. Part One. 1. What is yoga? 2. Who are teens today? 3. What goes on in the brain of a teen? 4. The changing body. 5. How teens experience society. 6. How does yoga help young people? 7. Mindfulness and yoga. Part Two. 8. Body. 9. Food. 10. Anxiety. 11. Depression. 12. Addiction. 13. Social Isolation. 14. Bullying. 15. Relationships. 16. Sleep. 17. Exam Success. Part Three. 18. Success. 19. Happiness. 20. Serenity. 21. Conclusion. Bibliography. References.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the International Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world’s adolescents actually live. Most contributors are indigenous to the country they review. As a whole the book paints an engaging panorama of adolescent life around the world, broadening students’ cultural perspective. All chapters follow the same template to make it easier to compare topics across countries: Background (including demographics, ethnic diversity, and political system), Period of Adolescence, Beliefs, Gender, the Self, Family Relationships, Friends and Peers/Youth Culture, Love and Sexuality, Health Risk Behavior, Education, Work, Media, Politics and Military, and Unique Issues. Each chapter contains a map and photos and a list of references and suggested readings. The introductory chapter explains why the countries were selected and introduces the book’s common themes. The section on Africa and the Middle East introduces students to teen life in Cameroon, one of the few places left where adolescents go through formal puberty rituals. In addition, readers learn about adolescent life in Ethiopia, Israel, Morocco, Nigeria, and Sudan. Next we travel to Asia -- China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Here readers see how economic growth in India and China is creating opportunities for young people. In The Americas, readers are introduced to life in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The book concludes with adolescent life in Europe including the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, and the UK. Intended for courses in adolescent psychology, lifespan development, and/or cultural (cross-cultural) psychology taught in departments of psychology, human development and family studies, sociology, and education, this book will also appeal to researchers and clinicians who study or work with adolescents. Trade Review "Adolescent Psychology Around the World represents one of the many steps needed to move psychology and the field of human development forward, and, as such, it is essential reading whether one is a practitioner working with adolescents, a university lecturer."–Laura Ferrer-Wreder and Sarah Thomas, PsycCritiques "This outstanding, timely volume edited by Jeffrey Arnett is a must read for anyone wanting research information about the lives of adolescents globally. The well-written chapters are structured to optimize cross-national comparisons. Fascinating and useful!" – Anne C. Petersen, University of Michigan, USA"There is no better proof than this book of Jeffrey Arnett’s statement "the modern adolescent is not the modal adolescent." It is a much-needed antidote to Western parochialism, written to appeal to a broad audience of scholars, students, and anyone who deals with adolescents." – Alice Schlegel, University of Arizona, USA"This recent contribution by Jeff Arnett to the cross-cultural literature on adolescence is a welcome addition. This in-depth work examines the similarities and differences across cultures in the lives of adolescents." – T. S. Saraswathi, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (retired) "[This] volume represents a very exciting development for students and teachers of adolescent psychology. … I … am certain that it [will] be widely successful and used extensively in the classroom. The chapters [are] very well-researched, well-written, and well-organized. ... I would most certainly adopt such a book." – Phillip L. Hammack, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA"The information is novel and interesting. ... The topics … capture the key domains of adolescence ... from the various regions of the world. ... It would fit nicely into ... a … course on "Cultural Differences in Adolescence" … or "Development and Culture". – Larry J. Nelson, Brigham Young University, USA"The breadth of regions … will ... give students a good sense of the wide range of adolescent experiences. … [It] is clearly written, thorough, and covers issues that are relevant to adolescence from a unique and valuable perspective." – Lisa Cramer Whitfield, Santa Clara University, USA"I find the scope, intellectual motivation, organizational structure and the range of topics covered exciting, rigorous and innovative. … The writing style is clear and accessible." – Ramaswami Mahlingham, University of Michigan, USATable of ContentsJ. Jensen Arnett, Introduction. Part 1. Africa and the Middle East. T. Mungah Shalo Tchombe, J. Lo-oh, Cameroon. G. Tadele, W. Kifle, Ethiopia. R. Seginer, S. Shoyer, Israel. D. A. Davis, S. Shaefer Davis, Morocco. P. N. Ibeagha, Nigeria. A. Dafalla Ahmed, Sudan. Part 2. Asia. X. Chen, L. Chang, China. N. Chaudhary, N. Sharma, India. H. Lestari Mikarsa, Indonesia. Part 3. The Americas. A. Facio, S. Resett, Argentina. H. A. Sears, Canada. M. Loreto Martinez, P. Cumsille, Chile. R. Mejia-Arauz, R. Sheets, M. Villasenor, Mexico. J. Pinzas, Peru. A. DeDios, United States. Part 4. Europe. P. Macek, L. Lacinova, E. Polaskova, Czech Republic. L. Lannegrand-Willems, C. Sabatier, C. Brisset, France. E. Dreher, U. Sirsch, S. Strobl, Germany. S. Bonino, E. Cattelino, Italy. W. Meeus, Netherlands. W. Podolskij, Russia. K. Trost, Sweden. J. Coleman, D. Roker, United Kingdom.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhen guided effectively, the relationship between adolescents and music can offer powerful opportunities for expression and release. This book provides music therapists with the complete 'how to' of working with teenage clients.Helpful and accessible, the book explains the methodology used in music therapy, a topic that has been considered only briefly until now. The author presents an empowering approach to practice, discussing how the therapist can be placed in a collaborative relationship with the individual or with the group. A range of strategies is explored, including song sharing, improvisation, song writing and various multi-media approaches. Some of the key challenges faced by music therapists working with adolescent clients are addressed, including the constantly changing repertoire and evolving musical tastes, and the author offers practical solutions for overcoming these. Contemporary models of Community Music Therapy are outlined in the second half of the book, and case vignettes illustrate how each of the methods can be applied in practice, and the outcomes that may be expected.The first of its kind, this comprehensive book is a must for all music therapists working with adolescent clients.Trade ReviewAdolescents, Music and Music Therapy is an invaluable resource for newly qualified music therapists and trainees, as well as for established music therapists and others interested in how music can benefit young people... Writing with such an honest approach, the author captures one's attention immediately... Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy feels like supervision sessions, lectures and conversations with colleagues are all compiled into one book... This is invaluable when starting out. I have found there to be a lack of practical guidance in other literature but this book has an abundance of it... Such insight and enthusiasm is contagious... This is an accessible read, providing insight for those who do not know much about music therapy... engaging, supportive, thought-provoking and practical. -- Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music EducationThis book not only updates music therapy literature, which had lacked such a text that focused solely on adolescents, but has added a wealth of information. McFerran's writing is genuine, inspiring, and certainly reflects her passion and understanding of work with young people. This book will be helpful to music therapists working with adolescents in any setting and should generate further interest in this area. There is very little research that specifically addresses the value and effectiveness of music therapy for adolescents. -- Nordic Journal of Music TherapyMc Ferran Brings us into the young person's world and helps us to better understand it... It is refreshing to read a book in which equal emphasis is made on theory and method... Ethical considerations about limitations and danger zones in specific methods are also well described, and McFerran must certainly be commended for her thoroughness and clarity... This book can be recommended to everyone working with or near young people with different problems or disorders. McFerran writes candidly and engagingly with great respect and sympathy for the young, which can inspire any clinician. Although the book in particular is about how music can be used with the young, other professionals can also usefully benefit from the thorough descriptions of the method and the very illustrative examples. -- Dansk MusikterapiKatrina McFerran's Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy is a straightforward, intelligent, and helpful overview of approaches to music therapy with teens, strengthened by engaging examples of using music with adolescents in a variety of practice settings... McFerran brings a joyful quality to her writing about work with adolescents. Her closing remark is a hope that others will find some fun in helping young people through the use of creative, therapeutic activity. What a marvelous idea in any area of practice - and well worth trying. -- Mary Bitel, New York UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by Tony Wigram. Introduction. Part 1. Background. 1. Taking a Systematic Look at the Literature. 2. The Real Deal on How to Work with Adolescents. 3. What is Healthy Adolescence and How Does Music Help? Part 2. Song Methods and Teenagers. Introduction. 4. Using Existing Songs. 5. Writing Original Songs. Part 3. Using Improvisation with Teenagers. Introduction. 6. Group Improvisation. 7. Individual Improvisations. Part 4. Contemporary Approaches. Introduction. 8. Community Music Therapy. 9. Four Brief Approaches to Grief. 10. Preparing for Performances. Conclusion. Appendix: Literature Reviewed for Chapter 1. References. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book is about boyfriends and girlfriends - getting them, keeping them and moving on from them. Young people put enormous energy into these processes: they worry, they hope, they conspire and they cry because, in a sense, having a boyfriend or girlfriend is about much more than just having a boyfriend or girlfriend. Using dozens of recognisable vignettes, Luxmoore movingly describes his work with young people. In particular, he explores the dramatic conflict between young people's loving and hating as they move from the intimacy of relationships with parents to relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends, frantically negotiating sex and sexuality, the meaning of love, faithfulness and unfaithfulness and many other issues vital to the adults these young people will become.The book will be essential reading for professionals and parents struggling with the ferocity of young people's feelings where 'I love you!' and 'I hate you!' are never far apart.Trade ReviewHis analysis of the subject is clear and he uses his wide knowledge of theory to connect the writing... This book is a snapshot of life for teenagers in love and hate and offers an analytical exploration of the subject. -- British Journal of Psychodrama & SociodramaFor educational psychologists (EPs) interested in psychodynamic and therapeutic approaches to the emotional support of children and young people, it is an essential read.His new publication did not disappoint. Luxmoore seeks to explore the personal nuances and meanings for young people of getting, keeping and moving on from having a boyfriend or girlfriend> a central experience of adolescence, but one coyly neglected in much professional literature. -- British Psychological Society, DebateHe (the author) offers a thoughtful and insightful look into the psychology of young relationships and glimpses into this therapeutic counselling technique...the author's examples of his work provide a vivid picture of the respect, patience and curiosity essential for any form of therapy. This book will prove highly useful for beginning therapists so they can learn about therapeutic stance...the author offers a well-written, refreshing look at the psychology of love and hate as important features in a young person's development. It is a good addition to the shelf of novice and experienced professionals. As the youth of the world changes, re-reading this book will offer a glance at our cultural evolution.` -- J Ccan Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, Andrew Howlett, MD, Resident in Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario and Leopoldo Chagoya, MD, FRCPC, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, OntarioThe first thing to say is that the book is a huge pleasure to read. Luxmoore moves the authorial lens smoothly from closely-observed, film-like pieces of 'action' to quitter passages of reflection. The book is in five parts, and one of the many satisfactions it offers, is this almost symphonic form itself. I found that when I took Young People in Love and in Hate away with me on holiday it quickly became the property of my own adolescent children. They read the 'best bits' out to each other...Luxmoore strikes a balance between taking his young clients and their external situations with proper seriousness, and offering to loosen the underlying anxiety they bring through an opportunity to play. ..In these sections of the book, the reader can more readily identify with these powerful feeling states, which will be only too familiar to anyone who works closely with adolescents...I feel excited by this, and it is no exaggeration to say that Luxmoore is one of today's answers to Donald Winnicott. He has the gift of writing for different audiences, and he has a belief that all this psychoanalytic insight and understanding is too useful to be kept as the preserve of the privileged few who have a psychotherapy or a training themselves. He wants to bring the thinking out into the world, and in this book, perhaps even more clearly that in his previous works, he does so...It is the material in this book - the stories, the moments described movingly from life - that make it thoroughly compelling. Characters like Vinnie, Jono and Freya erupt off the page. What Luxmoore brings to all these dramas is a kind of practised, unintrusive curiosity about things in their lives, tempered by an important set of understandings about the acute narcissistic vulnerability oif adolescents...This apparently artless approach may sound easy. Don't be fooled. It is the result of long experience, the courage to become technically free, while remaining analytically thoughtful, and a certain professional humility, in which being ordinary is more valuable than being clever. -- Oxford Psychotherapy Society, Lucy-Jean LloydThis man knows how to communicate with young people, and understand their perspectives about what is happening in their lives, without losing his 'adult' perspective as well. Any social worker who has been told by a young person that they 'just don't understand' what it is like to be a young person, or what is important to a teenager really ought to read this book. -- CAFCASS, FA Watson Research OfficerThis book offers a clear, humane and wise guide to helping young people in a school or institutional setting, and bespeaks a decades-long career helping young people through the difficulties of growing up, separating from parents and experimenting with partner relationships... His focus in this book is on the difficulties caused by "splitting", being the harsh division of people and relationships into black and white, love and hate... This book offers a calm, compassionate strategy to those helping young people deal with such ferocious feelings. -- Youth in MindTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Young People in Love. Love and Practising. Love and Proof. Love and Promises. Love and Rumours. Love and Parents. Love and Sex. Love and Sexuality. Love and Shame. Love and Privacy. Love and Aloneness. Love and Friends. Love and Loss. 3. Young People in Hate. Hatred and Evil. Hatred and Mothering. Hatred and Dependency. Hatred and Envy. Hatred Reciprocated. 4. Making Up. 5. Breaking Up. References.

Read more less

Book SynopsisChildren and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment. This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.Trade ReviewThis book would sit nicely on a shelf in the office of a professional in Education, Psychology or Psychiatry. It would save the individual time in having to gather up the information it holds from other sources, and if a detail was forgotten or needed quickly referencing it would be there to hand -- Journal of Mental HealthA solid knowledge and understanding of child development is central to child mental health assessment and interventions. Although developmental disabilities are common among children with mental health problems, there have been a surprisingly limited number of texts for practitioners. This refreshing book covers this training gap by linking evidence with practice on a range of specific and general types of developmental delays across the spectrum of childhood and young life. A wealth of suggestions on improving clinical skills is complemented by rich case material, and will be of great interest to practitioners of health, social care and educational background. -- Panos Vostanis, Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Leicester, UKTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: General Issues in Development. 2. Developmental Disabilities (Disorders). 3. Developmental Assessment. 4. Acquisition of Reading: Developmental Dyslexia and Assessment of Dyslexia. 5. Acquisition of Mathematical Skills: Developmental Dyscalculia and Assessment of Dyscalculia. 6. Development of Speech and Language, Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and Assessment of SLI. 7. Development of Social Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Assessment of ASD. 8. Development of Motor Skills, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Assessment of DCD. 9. Development of Cognitive Abilities, Mild Intellectual Disability and Assessment of Mild Intellectual Disability. 10. Emotional, Personal and Social Development. Appendix I. Developmental Milestones. Appendix II. Developmental History: Parent Form. Appendix III. School Report Form. Appendix IV. Direct School Observation Form. Index.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisTeamende befinden sich in ihrer Arbeit mit jungen Menschen immer wieder in seelsorglichen Situationen. Sie sind zentrale Vertrauenspersonen für junge Menschen. Daher ist eine gute Schulung in Peer-to-Peer-Seelsorge unerlässlich. „Mich interessiert, was du sagst!“ bietet praxiserprobtes Schulungsmaterial, um Teamenden Sicherheit in seelsorglichen Situationen zu geben. Zusätzliches Material zur „Kollegialen Beratung mit jungen Menschen“ rundet dieses Praxisbuch ab. Das Buch enthält hilfreiches Hintergrundwissen, Methoden mit möglichen Varianten sowie Arbeitsblätter, die schnell in die Arbeit integriert werden können. Zusätzliches Downloadmaterial erleichtert die Vorbereitung.

Read more less

Book SynopsisMusik als konstitutive Praxis im Wandervogel und in jugendgeprÃgten Bewegungen

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis pivot analyzes the historical emergence of legal graffiti and how it has led to a new ethos among writers. Examining how contemporary graffiti writing has been brought into new relationships with major social institutions, it explores the contemporary dynamics between graffiti, society, the art world and social media, paying particular attention to how New York City’s political elite has reacted to graffiti. Despite its major structural transformation, officials in New York continue to construe graffiti writing culture as a monolithic, criminal enterprise, a harbinger of economic and civic collapse. This basic paradox – persistent state opposition to legal forms of graffiti that continue to gain social acceptance – is found in many other major cities throughout the globe, especially those that have embraced neoliberal forms of governance. The author accounts for the cultural conflicts that graffiti consistently engenders by theorizing the political and economic advantages that elites secure by endorsing strong 'anti-graffiti' positions.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The extraction of subway graffiti: The late 1960s to 1989.- The “clean train” era: Creating a space for the legal production of graffiti.- Responding to the new graffiti writing culture: Broader publics, art worlds, and the sphere of commodity exchange.- The moral panic over graffiti in New York City: Political elites and the mass print media.- Engendering desire for neoliberal penality and the logic of growth machines.- Conclusion.

Read more less

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"

Read more less

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)

Read more less

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.

Read more less

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.

Read more less

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"

Read more less

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.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisContinued public outcries over such issues as the presence of young models in sexually suggestive ads and occurrences of intimate relationships between teachers and students speak to one of the most controversial fears of our time: the entanglement of children and sexuality. In this book, Steven Angelides confronts that very fear, arguing that adult alarm over child sexualization often masks the sexuality of children. Angelides explores how emotional vocabularies of anxiety, shame, and even contempt not only dominate discussions of youth sexuality but also allow adults to avoid acknowledging the sexual agency of young people. Introducing case studies and trends from Australia, the United Kingdom, and North America, he challenges prevalent assumptions toward a variety of topics, among them sex education, age-of-consent laws, and technology-driven phenomena like sexting. Along the way, Angelides contends that an unwillingness to recognize the sexual agency that children possess resu

Read more less

Book SynopsisHow can child care be structured to protect both the interests of children and the rights of women? Must children suffer the loss of their childhood through institutional care? Polakow uses her observations of pre-school centers--including profit-run, federally funded, community, and Montessori institutions--to open the windows of daycare.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade Review"An Epidemic of Uncertainty is dense and thorough in its engagement with the TLT study, interspersed with detailed ethnographic vignettes that give stories, names, and weight to the vast data collected and examined." * The Lancet *"The philosophy and history of mathematical probability and its applications have recently, and very evocatively, described it as ‘the taming of chance’. Trinitapoli reminds us that this is certainly not the case. The calculus of risk, however impressive its achievements, cannot dispel the uncertainty of life events as people actually experience them. In the course of her analysis, she builds a simple and powerful explanatory framework attentive not only to the findings of her own superb ethnography, but to other demographers’, anthropologists’, and sociologists’, contributions." -- Philip Kreager, Somerville College, Oxford University"Trinitapoli, with her storytelling, has successfully opened a window for the reader to look into village life in Balaka district in Malawi, and she has at the same time, addressed demographic phenomena of fertility, migration, and mortality in a context of rapidly changing local HIV epidemic. The sensitive and accurate portrayal of village life and its chatter, interwoven with uncertainty in decision-making over partnerships, parenthood, and divorce has given me a fresh perspective on how I will read HIV and demographic statistics in the future." -- Nyovani Madise, Director of Research and Sustainable Development Policies and Head of the Malawi office of the African Institute for Development Policy"An Epidemic of Uncertainty is a multicourse gourmet meal for demographers. It is a book to settle into, chew on, and ruminate over with good friends. Empirically dense, theoretically rich, and analytically smart, the book moves the reader effortlessly between sophisticated quantitative analyses and everyday village and town life in and around Balaka, Malawi. And it brings demography, in all its interdisciplinary and conceptual splendor, to bear on the new subfield, Jenny Trinitapoli, the book's author, wants to usher in: Uncertainty Demography." -- Sanyu A. Mojola * Population and Development Review *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Surveying the Shadows of Uncertainty 2 Ten Years in Balaka: The Excellent and Imperfect Data of Longitudinal Studies 3 Uncertainty Demography 4 The Scope of HIV Uncertainty 5 HIV Uncertainty and the Limits of Testing 6 Relationship Uncertainty and Marriage Instability 7 Call the Ankhoswe 8 Ultimate Uncertainties and the Mortality Landscape 9 Conclusion: Varieties of Uncertainty in Balaka Acknowledgments Appendix: Mortality Trends in Malawi, 1990–2020 Glossary of Chichewa and Technical Terms Notes References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade Review"Forever 17 is outstanding, original, impeccably researched, and eminently engaging. With deep ethnographic engagement, humanity, and lucid prose, Bialas brings razor-sharp intellect to demystify the seemingly neutral category of age, debunking the taken-for-granted naturalness of social categories and revealing their complexity, ambiguity, and malleability. This brilliant contribution has enormous theoretical significance and will have a lasting impact on policy debates about the asylum system and beyond. I highly recommend it, especially to anyone open to having their assumptions challenged." -- Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles"This ethnography of young asylum seekers in Germany shows how a process that might seem obvious—defining a person’s age and its meaning—is a wobbly social construction erected by architects with competing visions. Bialas is a perceptive observer of the conflicts, mutual adjustments, and unintended consequences." -- David Scott FitzGerald, coauthor of The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach“This brilliant and incisive ethnographic study unpacks how to determine eligibility fairly under conditions of great demand. Bialas profoundly understands a crunch point at which global demand for opportunity confronts local desires to limit access, and explores all the ambiguities, ambivalences, and indeterminacy that follow. This is a must-read in terms of both the ‘bureaucratic incorporation’ of immigrants and the liminal lives so generated.” -- John Mollenkopf, CUNY Graduate Center

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade Review"Forever 17 is outstanding, original, impeccably researched, and eminently engaging. With deep ethnographic engagement, humanity, and lucid prose, Bialas brings razor-sharp intellect to demystify the seemingly neutral category of age, debunking the taken-for-granted naturalness of social categories and revealing their complexity, ambiguity, and malleability. This brilliant contribution has enormous theoretical significance and will have a lasting impact on policy debates about the asylum system and beyond. I highly recommend it, especially to anyone open to having their assumptions challenged." -- Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles"This ethnography of young asylum seekers in Germany shows how a process that might seem obvious—defining a person’s age and its meaning—is a wobbly social construction erected by architects with competing visions. Bialas is a perceptive observer of the conflicts, mutual adjustments, and unintended consequences." -- David Scott FitzGerald, coauthor of The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach“This brilliant and incisive ethnographic study unpacks how to determine eligibility fairly under conditions of great demand. Bialas profoundly understands a crunch point at which global demand for opportunity confronts local desires to limit access, and explores all the ambiguities, ambivalences, and indeterminacy that follow. This is a must-read in terms of both the ‘bureaucratic incorporation’ of immigrants and the liminal lives so generated.” -- John Mollenkopf, CUNY Graduate Center

Read more less

Book SynopsisAims to reveal a tug-of-war between the demands of race, class, and gender in which transgressing in one realm often means conforming to expectations in another. This book shows that subcultures navigate these connecting territories by offering them different sexual strategies. It presents a portrait of the structure of young lives.Trade Review"This is a beautifully, pungently written book in which telling ethnographic detail and compelling, often entertaining, narrative accounts are deployed in the service of a theoretically sophisticated, well-argued analysis. It is both provocative and riveting." - Mary Ann Clawson, Wesleyan University"

Read more less

Book SynopsisAn analysis of the beneficial effects of community service on the political and moral identity of adolescents. It uses a case study from a predominantly black, urban high school in Washington, D.C., building on the work of Erik Erikson on the social and historical nature of identity development.

Read more less

Book SynopsisPolicy makers and care providers in the field of youth development have begun to expand this field with the intention of utilizing community and youth assets as an organizing paradigm. Melvin Delgado provides a comprehensive view of this new frontier of youth development.Trade ReviewA practical guide and a theoretical manifesto... An essential reading for school social workers, child welfare workers, teachers and students. Canadian Social Work This is an interesting, well-written...book that adds to the academic discussion surrounding the study "youth." -- Ian Paylor Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsPart 1. The Practice of Youth Development 1. Setting the Context for the Practice of Youth Development 2. Challenges and Rewards for Youth in the Twenty-first Century 3. Youth Development: Origins and Definitions 4. Youth Development: Approaches and Considerations 5. Youth Development: Principles and Core Elements 6. Youth-development Domains: Families, Peer Groups, Schools, and Community 7. Youth Development: Activities, Settings, Marginalized Youth, and Frameworks 8. Youth Development: Program Evaluation Part 2. New Frontier Settings 9. The Emergence of New Frontier Settings 10. Museums 11. Libraries 12. Cyberspace 13. Aquariums, Zoos, and Outdoor Adventure 14. Activities 15. Examples of Programs 16. The Recruitment and Engagement of Youth in New Frontier Settings Part 3. Where Do We Go from Here? Epilogue Twelve Key Issues and Tensions

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn unblinking look at the government programs, schools and private services that have burgeoned in the last 30 years to help teenagers. -- Ron Pitt Providence JournalTable of Contents1. The Invention of "Troubled Teens": Evolution of an Industry 2. The Struggling-Teens Industry: A Complex Landscape 3. A Legacy of Scandals: Exposure of a Troubled Industry 4. Helping Struggling Teens: What Works? 5. A Blueprint for Reform: Best Practices for the Struggling-Teens Industry Glossary Notes References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIncorporates data from multiple public-housing sites in large U.S. cities to shine light on the symptoms and behaviors of African American youth living in non-HOPE VI public housing.Trade ReviewAdolescents in Public Housing is an important contribution to our understanding of neighborhood effects and, more specifically, the contextual issues for a large number of African American youth living in public housing. This is an important area of study for a vulnerable population of young people and families. -- Elizabeth Anthony, associate professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University Most public-housing research is deficit based. It looks at ways to decrease crime by destroying dwellings, not by promoting community strength. In contrast, this book purposefully analyzes and incorporates community context to advance a strengths-based approach to intervention with troubled youth. The environmental systems on which it draws are extensive (family, community, and neighborhood), and their influence on both the positive and negative aspects of adolescent mental health are analyzed in depth. The book is original and will contribute to the literature in the field. -- Elizabeth Danto, professor of social work emeritus, Hunter CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Preface Part I: Theoretical Underpinnings and Methodology 1. Introduction: Context Matters 2. A Framework for Inquiry Into Neighborhood-Institutional Relationships Related to Public Housing and Adolescent Development, with Odis Johnson Jr. 3. An Integrated Model of Adolescent development in Public Housing Neighborhoods, With Kathy Sanders-Phillips and Lisa R. Rawlings Part II: Empirical Section 4. Methodology and Procedures, with Taqi M. Tirmazi and Tarek Zidan 5. Modeling Latent Profiles of Efficacious Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Deviance, with Ajita M. Robinson 6. The Social Ecology of Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use, with Michael G. Vaughn, Margaret Lombe, and Stephen Tripodi 7. Explaining the Relationship Between Neighborhood Risk and Adolescent Health-Risk Behaviors: A Focus on Adolescent Depressive Symptoms, with Sharon F. Lambert and Crystal L. Barksdale 8. Risk and Protective factors of Depressive Symptoms, with Margaret Lombe and Von E. Nebbitt Part III: Implications and Applications 9. Implications to Practice and Service Use, with Theda Rose and Michael Lindsey 10. A New Direction for Public Housing: The Implications for Adolescent Well-Being, with Carol S. Collard 11. Summary and Conclusion: The Challenges of Public Housing Environments for Youth, with James Herbert Williams, Christopher A. Veeh, and David B. Miller Contributors References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisA penetrating, personal look at contemporary Indiathe world's largest democracyat a moment of transition.Trade Review"Anyone who imagines that India today is simply a land of IT companies and call centers should read this book. Somini Sengupta sees the new India in all its complexity-its gated towers and remote villages; its kidnapped maids and chief ministers; those who want to remake it into a Hindu nation and those who care only about getting ahead. India is home to nearly a fifth of the world's people-few places will be more important to the shape of the twenty-first century. The End of Karma, with its vivid storytelling and intimate portraits of India's younger generation, is a riveting vision of the future." -- Larissa MacFarquhar, author of Strangers Drowning "The End of Karma brilliantly opens the door into the world of the striving young men and women of the new India as they try to shed India's past and invent their own future. Somini Sengupta's chosen characters are so vividly drawn and so sensitively reported." -- Tina Brown "In fluent, conversational style, Somini Sengupta asks that burning question of contemporary India-'What happens to a dream deferred?'-by looking at the trajectories of seven lives. The resulting book is compelling, moving, necessary and, above all, truthful." -- Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others "The End of Karma is the essential beginning for any reader who wants to understand the future of the world's biggest democracy. With meticulously researched, grippingly told stories about youth in today's India, Sengupta's quest to understand her daughter's birthplace seized me like no other book coming from the country today." -- Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

Read more less

Book SynopsisHow yoga, aromatherapy, teas and more can help you get well and stay well.Trade Review"A stunning resource for parents, teenagers and clinicians. Dr. M. is a seasoned and talented doctor in complementary alternative medicine. She provides a guided menu that is readily accessible to treat common adolescent problems such as difficulty sleeping, trouble focusing, and low mood. With cutting edge accessible knowledge, Dr. M. provides a valuable toolbox of interventions to empower teenagers with complementary and alternative self care skills." -- Nancy Rappaport, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School "As founder of Soupure and true believer that healthy food is the best medicine around, it is exciting to see these principles explained by a medical doctor with an evidence-based approach. The material perfectly blends ancient healing practices with modern science in a way that is easy to understand and readily incorporated into our daily lives. This book provides a wonderful way to introduce young adults and their families to a wellness lifestyle that they can really make their own." -- Angela Blatteis, author of The Soup Cleanse "Adolescence is one of the most tumultuous times of an individual's life. Everything is in flux simultaneously. In her highly readable and informative book, "Dr. Nada" documents the successful inclusion of complementary and alternative medicine therapies, focusing on the senses, as a way to help teens healthfully examine and address the stress in their lives. As young people develop confidence and feel empowered, they learn ways to control their often hectic and chaotic lives. In addition to teenagers, parents, teachers, doctors, nurses, mental health workers, and anyone interested in the well-being of teenagers should read this excellent book. In general, to truly help teenagers deal with their challenges, we need to listen, be original, fearless, and open to find what works! This is what Dr. Nada has done." -- Dale V. Atkins, PhD, Psychologist and Author "At last, a guide for bringing the benefits of Holistic Medicine to teens! Holistic Health brings families the information they need to understand natural treatments to help adolescents overcome stress, worry, insomnia, and other common problems without resorting to medication. Dr. Milosavljevic brings her expertise in adolescent medicine to clearly explain what methods are available as well as how to use treatments such as aromatherapy, acupressure and teas safely and effectively. Adolescents will enjoy trying the techniques for themselves to learn ways to cope better with everyday stressors and difficult emotions. Easy to read and thoroughly illustrated, this book contains a wealth of resources for parents and healthcare providers." -- Patricia Gerbarg, MD, and Richard P. Brown, MD, Co-authors of Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD and The Healing Power of the Breath "An invaluable guide for today's teens and their parents by an innovative, and dare-I-say-utterly brilliant doctor at Harvard Medical School. Using her unique experience as a medical doctor, researcher, and founder of the Integrative Health Program at the worldleading Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Nada Milosavljevic leads the way into this important field-providing treatment plans that are easy to understand and fun to use. Dr. Milosavljevic's plans, using alternative therapies with evidence-based track records to back them up, provide much-needed alternative options to simply doling out prescriptions or sending kids to therapy. Her innovative simple-to-follow treatment plans provide exciting, proven solutions for teens dealing with challenges such as stress, fatigue, depression, sleeping problems, issues with focus and concentration, headaches, and even substance abuse. Thoughtful, well-researched, and encouraging, Holistic Health for Adolescents will surely serve as both an illuminating and comforting roadmap for many families as they navigate more issues and challenges than any prior generation. Dr. Milosavljevic is uniquely qualified to offer these tools and innumerable families will benefit greatly from her work." -- Sara DiVello, nationally noted yoga teacher and best-selling author, Where in the OM Am I? "Nada Milosavljevic has written a seminal work on holistic health and wellness which explains in lay terms the importance of this topic and how we can change and improve our lives through greater awareness. In a world controlled by the pharmaceutical industry and food companies which strive for profit and not the well-being of their customers, this is a welcome tome for consumers of all ages to enjoy and refer to often." -- Chip Fisher, Fisher Wallace Laboratories "Adolescence is always a challenging transitional time for young people. Their bodies are changing and their identities are taking shape. Pressure from parents, peers, and school add to everyday stresses. Young people want to fit in and yet stand out and be appreciated. That's where Holistic Health for Adolescents fits in, providing practical and natural ways to help teens stay physically and mentally fit during this important time of their lives. It provides healthy lifestyle practices that teens can follow into their adulthood." -- Melanie Young, Radio Host and Author, Fearless Fabulous You! Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms

Read more less

Book SynopsisAsk people what they remember most about the physical surroundingsof their childhood and they''re likely to describe a special placeout of doors--a school yard, a patch of woods, a community garden.For it is outside space that is most conducive to the ebb and flowof spontaneous activities, offers rich and often surprising sensoryinput, and provides endless possibilities for exploration. If theclassroom is the place where children are taught, the outdoors iswhere they learn on their own. A growing legion of landscape architects is exploring andexploiting the ability to create outdoor environments that optimizethe learning experience and mirror the ideas, values, attitudes,and cultures of those who inhabit them. In Landscapes for Learning,Dr. Sharon Stine presents 11 case studies of the very best of thesedesign projects from around the world. Her findings describe notonly design concepts and end results--rich outdoor learningenvironments--but, more importantly, the processes thaTable of ContentsThe Players. Basics. Particular Places: School Environments Over Time. Congruence. Contrast. Back to Basics. Ode to the Outdoors. Bibliography. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisOffers a blend of current research, theory, clinical perspectives, and topics that reflect modern adolescent life. Each chapter in this book features adolescents discussing their opinions, hopes, concerns, and everyday issues.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Adolescence. Theoretical Perspectives. Physical Growth and Development. Cognitive Development in Adolescence. Moral Development in Adolescence. Adolescent Identity, Self-Concept, and Self-Esteem. Adolescents in Families. The World of Adolescents: Peer and Youth Culture. Adolescent Sexuality. Intimacy, Pregnancy, Marriage, and Child Rearing. Schooling and Achievement. Vocational Development. Adolescents in Crisis. Epilogue. Appendix. Answers to Self-Tests. References. Photo Credits. Indexes.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTopics in this book include: the adoption of older children from care; contact with birth families after adoption; trans-racial placement; single-person adoption; children talking about moving to adoption; research on children adopted from Romania; and polices and practices.Table of ContentsOutcomes, Predictors and Risks. Preparation. Selection. Contact. Legal and Court Proceedings. Support. Issues of Organisation. Messages for Policy and Management. Appendices. Selected Bibliography.

Read more less

Book SynopsisParenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children.Table of ContentsParenting Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (S. Kraemer). Parenting at the Margins: Some Consequences of Inequality (M.Hoghughi). Gender Issues in Parenting (P. McMichael & G. Siann). Approaches to Working with Ethnicity and Cultural Differences (C.Kemps). Parenthood: Assessment of 'Good-Enough Parenting' (S.Parameswaran). Parent Education Programmes (D. Braun). Group Work with Parents (H. Behr). Developing Home-Based Parenting Skill Programmes, Supported byGroup Sessions of Parenting Techniques (P. Marsden-Allen). Helping Parents Cope with their Hyperactive Children (J.Douglas). Stepfamilies (K. Cox). Parenting of Gifted Children (D. George). Parenting Learning Disabled Children: Realities and Practicalities(R. Leisten). Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis updated edition of a classic volume incorporates the recent literature regarding the perspectives and arguments about the validity of a psychological model of addiction.Trade Review"user friendly, written in an easy, unpretentious style, withilluminating quotations and relevant tables and references. Forstudents or any reader interested in addiction, this book is areliable crash course. For those who work in the field, it is asubstantial contribution to the debate about what addiction is."(Addiction Today, September 2001) "This classic text .... should be of value to any person whowishes to add to their understanding ofthe area, whether for thepurposes of treatment, prevention, harm reduction or for personal education." (Addiction, Vol.97 2002) "...wide ranging and well argued..a reliable crash course..."(Addiction Today, September/October 2001) "...It's a damn good read...stuffed withinteresting anecdotes, quotations and data..." (European EatingDisorders Review, Vol.10, No.1-2, 2002) "...a wonderfully comprehensive reference book." (Behavioraland Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.31, 2003)Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Preface. Changing the Shape of the Field. THE EXCESSIVE APPETITES. Excessive Drinking. Excessive Gambling. Excessive Drug Taking. Excessive Eating and Exercising. Excessive Sexuality. HOW EXCESS DEVELOPS. Taking Up Appetitive Behaviour. Personal Inclinations. The Social Context. Overcoming Restraint. The Development of Strong Attachment. Conflict and Its Consequences. OVERCOMING EXCESS. The Place of Expert Help. Giving Up Excess. Excessive Appetites: A Social--Behavioural--Cognitive--MoralModel. Reference. Author Index. Subject Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisGoing Missing presents important findings from the first major study of young people who go missing from residential and foster homes.Table of ContentsPerspectives on Running Away. Research Design. Law and Policy. Who Goes Missing? Patterns of Going Missing. Comparing Types of Absence. Assessing Risks. The Risks for Young People. Histories of Going Missing. Why Young People Go Missing. The Placement Dimension. The Broader Social Work Context. Developing a Coordinated Response. Working with Young People. Conclusion. Bibliography. List of Figures and Tables. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDescribes the youth culture of Japan, drawing comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence.Table of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition Glossary Introduction 1. Rethinking the Life Course Mixed Messages and Complementary Contradictions in the Creation of Adolescence 2. Youth in Time Culture, History, and the Idea of the Teen 3. Family Time and Space 4. School in the Life of the Teen 5. The Material Child Buying and Bonding 6. Friendship Best Friends and Group Training 7. Sexuality Illusions and Reality 8. Big Thoughts Appendix: School Regulations in Japan Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photographs of teenagers in Kyoto and Osaka by Yara Sellin, 1994

Read more less

Book SynopsisAn examination of children of immigrants in New York and London. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, it analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, tastes in music, and school behaviors and finds that most teens try to find a balance between success with peers and success in school.Trade Review"[A book that] pushes boundaries in ethnography on urban youths by examining culture beyond 'values' and 'codes'." -- Victor Rios American Journal Of Sociology

Read more less