Adolescents at risk : prevalence and prevention / / Joy G. Dryfoos

• Autore: Dryfoos Joy G.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1990; ©1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.7/96/0973
• Soggetto topico: Teenagers with social disabilities - United States; Teenagers - Counseling of - United States; Juvenile delinquency - United States - Prevention; Drug abuse - United States - Prevention; Teenage pregnancy - United States; High school dropouts - United States
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Introduction: Hypotheses and Theories; I. High-Risk Behavior; 2. The Setting: A Description of Adolescents in the United States; 3. Prevalence of Delinquency; 4. Prevalence of Substance Abuse; 5. Prevalence of Adolescent Pregnancy; 6. Prevalence of School Failure and Dropping Out; 7. The Overlap in High-Risk Behaviors; II. The Prevention Record: What Works and What Doesn't; 8. Classification and Organization of Programs; 9. Prevention of Delinquency; 10. Prevention of Substance Abuse; 11. Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy; 12. Prevention of School Failure and Dropping Out ; III. Shaping a Strategy for Prevention of High-Risk Behavior13. Common Concepts of Successful Prevention Programs; 14. Strategies for Preventing High-Risk Behavior; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Seven million youngsters have only limited potential for becoming productive adults because they are at high risk for encountering serious problems at home, in school, or in their communities. This is one of the disturbing findings in this overview of what is known about young people aged 10 to 17 growing up in the US today. This text explores four problem areas that are the subject of a great deal of public interest & social concern: delinquency, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, & school failure. In examining these problem areas, Dryfoos has three objectives: to present a more cogent picture of youngsters who are at risk of problem behaviours & where they fit in society; to synthesize the experience of programs that have been successful in changing various aspects of these behaviours; & to propose strategies for using this knowledge base to implement more effective approaches to helping youngsters succeed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Adolescents at risk
• ISBN: 0-19-756025-3; 1-280-75979-8; 9786610759798; 0-19-536100-8; 0-19-802238-7; 0-19-505771-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814540703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.