When Kids Hurt offers challenging insights on hard truth about contemporary adolescence to youth workers and parents in this accessible followup to the groundbreaking Hurt.
This compelling new book offers a unique global perspective on children’s lives throughout the world. It shows how the notion of childhood is being radically re-shaped, in part as a consequence of glo
This anthology from scholarly literature about children explores the ways society makes meaning of the period called childhood, the social forces that shape children, and the strategies children use t
This manual offers a program for educators to use in preventing bullying and other social problems by helping students to understand the importance of support, respect, dignity, and social relationshi
Argentina’s youth—6.7 million between the ages of 15 and 24—are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky beha
This book is the first comparative analysis of the political behaviour of older people, using evidence from 20+ European democracies. In contrast to younger people across European societies, older peo
For young men in urban Tanzania, barbershops are sites of the struggle to earn a living amid economic crisis. With names like Brooklyn Barber House and Boyz II Men, these workplaces are also nodes in
Immigrant Stories portrays the contexts and academic trajectories of development of three unique immigrant groups: Cambodian, Dominican and Portuguese. The children of immigrant families - or second g
"Quite simply, this is the best text on play and development I have ever read. It was thought provoking while being reader-friendly at the same time. This work is very thorough and would be an excell
Researching Young People's Lives provides an overview of some of the key methodological challenges facing youth researchers and an introduction to the broad repertoire of methods used in youth-orient
This book introduces a broad repertoire of methods suited to youth research, with greater weight given to qualitative approaches. Rather than providing a how-to guide or discussing the methods' episte
From the author of Can’t Remember Sh*t, here is another riotously funny book for anyone interested in . . . uh . . . anyone interested in . . . uh . . . whatever. Replete with everything Shelly
"Age is irrelevant, unless you happen to be a bottle of wine." —Joan CollinsIn this hugely practical and always entertaining guide to later life, Keren Smedley argues passionately a
Between Form and Freedomyhas a wealth of helpful insights about teenagers, offering a wise look into the souls of children and adolescents. Betty Staley invites you to explore the vibrant nature of ad
"In the second largest country in South America, teens in Argentina enjoy the bustling streets of Buenos Aires, the great plains of the Pampas, and the towering mountaintops of the Andes. The country'
This book examines fundamental issues of elder respect, how it is practiced and perceived in the broad context of human service settings, and with the resolution of those issues. The writings in this
