Global youth : understanding challenges, identifying solutions, offering hope / / edited by Karen Rice and Marc V. Felizzi

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.235090511
• Soggetto topico: Youth - Social conditions; Youth and violence; Juvenile delinquency - Prevention
• Persona (resp. second.): RiceKaren M.; FelizziMarc V.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Sommario/riassunto: Youth violence is not a unique phenomenon, and, in fact, youth have been plagued with challenges throughout the centuries that have placed them at risk of violent tendencies. These challenges include poverty, inadequate healthcare, limited educational opportunities, exploitation, gender inequality, substance abuse, mental health concerns, homelessness, gang involvement, and family dysfunction. Further, these challenges are not unique to youth within the United States; however, these experiences may differ in terms of chronicity, intensity, and impact. In all youth, these challenges create stre
• Titolo autorizzato: Global youth
• ISBN: 1-4438-8162-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815009803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II