02954nam 2200649 a 450 991044989650332120200520144314.01-135-61595-01-282-32148-X97866123214811-4106-1040-3(CKB)1000000000244543(EBL)237110(OCoLC)304072317(SSID)ssj0000102624(PQKBManifestationID)11113792(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102624(PQKBWorkID)10060199(PQKB)11708892(OCoLC)ocm55056012(MiAaPQ)EBC237110(Au-PeEL)EBL237110(CaPaEBR)ebr10103834(OCoLC)816333092(EXLCZ)99100000000024454320040609d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica's teenagers--myths and realities[electronic resource] media images, schooling, and the social costs of careless indifference /Sharon L. Nichols, Thomas L. GoodMahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates20041 online resource (313 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8058-4851-7 0-8058-4850-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Preface; 1 The Continuing Myth of Adolescence; 2 Youth and Media; 3 Youth Violence; 4 The Sex Lives of Teenagers; 5 Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Teens; 6 Healthy Living and Decision Making; 7 Working Teens; 8 Youth and Education; 9 Enhancing the Future of Youth; Author Index; Subject IndexThe media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults. Recognizing that many teenagers are left by adults to socialize themselves and the consequences of this ""careless indifference,"" the authors' goal is to influence a more positive view leading to stronger social policies and better services, resources, and programs to meet the needs of America's youth. Unique features of America's Teenagers--Myths and ReTeenagersUnited StatesSocial conditionsMass media and teenagersUnited StatesTeenagersServices forUnited StatesElectronic books.TeenagersSocial conditions.Mass media and teenagersTeenagersServices for302.23/0835/0973Nichols Sharon Lynn848430Good Thomas L.1943-848431MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449896503321America's teenagers--myths and realities1895123UNINA03946nam 2200637Ia 450 991078106530332120230501180427.01-282-53163-897866125316371-4008-3563-110.1515/9781400835638(CKB)2550000000007424(EBL)485790(OCoLC)593295817(SSID)ssj0000337173(PQKBManifestationID)11278189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337173(PQKBWorkID)10288110(PQKB)10292762(MdBmJHUP)muse36448(DE-B1597)446353(OCoLC)979779663(DE-B1597)9781400835638(Au-PeEL)EBL485790(CaPaEBR)ebr10367249(CaONFJC)MIL253163(MiAaPQ)EBC485790(EXLCZ)99255000000000742420030722h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEmpowered participation reinventing urban democracy /Archon FungCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. ;Oxford :Princeton University Press,2004.©20041 online resource (x, 278 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-11535-4 0-691-12608-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-269) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Figures and Tables --Preface --Abbreviations --1. Democracy as a Reform Strategy --2. Down to the Neighborhoods --3. Building Capacity and Accountability --4. Challenges to Participation --5. Deliberation and Poverty --6. Deliberation in Social Conflict --7. The Chicago Experience and Beyond --Notes --Selected Bibliography --IndexEvery month in every neighborhood in Chicago, residents, teachers, school principals, and police officers gather to deliberate about how to improve their schools and make their streets safer. Residents of poor neighborhoods participate as much or more as those from wealthy ones. All voices are heard. Since the meetings began more than a dozen years ago, they have led not only to safer streets but also to surprising improvements in the city's schools. Chicago's police department and school system have become democratic urban institutions unlike any others in America. Empowered Participation is the compelling chronicle of this unprecedented transformation. It is the first comprehensive empirical analysis of the ways in which participatory democracy can be used to effect social change. Using city-wide data and six neighborhood case studies, the book explores how determined Chicago residents, police officers, teachers, and community groups worked to banish crime and transform a failing city school system into a model for educational reform. The author's conclusion: Properly designed and implemented institutions of participatory democratic governance can spark citizen involvement that in turn generates innovative problem-solving and public action. Their participation makes organizations more fair and effective. Though the book focuses on Chicago's municipal agencies, its lessons are applicable to many American cities. Its findings will prove useful not only in the fields of education and law enforcement, but also to sectors as diverse as environmental regulation, social service provision, and workforce development.Political participationIllinoisChicagoCase studiesPolitical participation352.16Fung Archon1968-1525829MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781065303321Empowered participation3767443UNINA