Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context The Collected Works of Richard Jessor, Volume 3

Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context The Collected Works of Richard Jessor, Volume 3 / by Richard Jessor.

This third and final volume of Richard Jessor’s collected works explores the central role of the social context in the formulation and application of Problem Behavior Theory. It discusses the effect of the social environment, especially the social context of disadvantage and limited opportunity, on...

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Main Author: Jessor, Richard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Developmental psychology.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Public health.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to the Volume
  • Section 1: Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context of Disadvantage
  • Chapter 2. "Making It" Among At-Risk Youth: The Role of the Social Context
  • Chapter 3. Problem Behavior Theory and Success Despite Disadvantage
  • Chapter 4. Social Context Protection and Risk in Adolescent Behavior and Development
  • Chapter 5. Neighborhood Variation and Successful Adolescent Development
  • Chapter 6. Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Problem Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Chapter 7. Successful Adolescence in the Slums of Narirobi, Kenya
  • Chapter 8. Problem Behavior Theory and the Transition to Adulthood in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Section 2: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Engaging the Social Context
  • Chapter 9. The Perceived Environment as Social Context
  • Chapter 10. The Perceived Environment and the Psychological Situation
  • Chapter 11. Engaging Subjectivity in Understanding Individual Differences
  • Chapter 12. Explaining Behavior and Development in the Language of Psychology
  • Chapter 13. The Perceived Environment in Personality Variation
  • Chapter 14. Continuity in Psychosocial Change from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
  • Chapter 15. Restoring Context and Meaning in Social Inquiry: The Reach of Qualitative Methods
  • Chapter 16. The Transdisciplinary Nature of Contemporary Behavioral Science
  • Chapter 17. The Cross-National Generality of Theoretical Explanation.

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