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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220136803321

Autore

Pebley Anne R. <1953->

Titolo

In our backyard : how 3 L.A. neighborhoods affect kids' lives / / Anne R. Pebley, Mary E. Vaiana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2002

ISBN

1-282-28264-6

9786612282645

0-8330-3386-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (45 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VaianaMary E

Disciplina

305.23/09794/94

Soggetti

Children - California - Los Angeles - Social conditions

Child development - California - Los Angeles

Neighborhoods - California - Los Angeles

Community life - California - Los Angeles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1470-WMKF"--P. [4] cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 36).

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgments; Why care about neighborhoods?; Hitting the streets in L.A.; Community profiles; The human landscape; How big is a child's neighborhood?; The neighborhood environment; How well are kids doing in these neighborhoods?; Which characteristics of neighborhoods are important for children?; A broader look at L.A.

Sommario/riassunto

Focused on the subtle interaction between children's well-being and the neighborhoods in which they grow up, this title consider the age of the community's residents, their incomes, and residential turnover in the neighborhood, all of which are thought to be important for children.