Youth violence [[electronic resource] ] : sources and solutions in South Africa / / edited by Catherine L. Ward, Amelia van der Merwe, Andrew Dawes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910765822203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Claremont [South Africa], : UCT Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-920541-65-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WardCatherine L; Van der MerweAmelia; DawesAndrew
• Disciplina: 303.60835
• Soggetti: Youth and violence - South Africa; Violence - South Africa; Violence - South Africa - Prevention
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; Map of South Africa; Foreword; Chapter One Youth Violence in South Africa: Setting the Scene; SECTION ONE; Chapter Two Gender, Class, 'Race' and Violence; Chapter Three The Development of Youth Violence: An Ecological Understanding; SECTION TWO; Chapter Four The Situation of the Youth in South Africa; Chapter Five Preventing the Development of Youth Violence in the Early Years: Implications for South African Practice; Chapter Six School-Based Youth Violence Prevention Interventions; Chapter Seven Interventions for Out-of-School ContextsChapter Eight Intervening with Youths in Gangs; Chapter Nine Youthful Sex Offending: The South African Context, Risks and Effective Management; Chapter Ten Screen Media Violence and the Socialisation of Young Viewers; Chapter Eleven Interventions for Young Offenders: What We Know about What 'Works' in Diversion Programmes; Chapter Twelve Addressing Youth Violence in Cities and Neighbourhoods; Chapter Thirteen The South African Context: Future Directions in Research and Practice; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>A valuable source of information for psychologists, this book thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk of, and protective factors that influence, the likelihood of young people acting aggressively. It looks at the problem from a multitude of perspectives, including developmental psychology, and the influences of race, class, and gender. This account also explores effective interventions in the contexts of young people's lives-in their homes, neighborhoods, and schools as well as in their participation in leisure activities, gangs,