Adolescence : growing up in America today

Adolescence : growing up in America today / Joy G. Dryfoos and Carol Barkin.

'Adolescence' looks at the lives of young people, identifies their problems, and addresses solutions. This volume examines major aspects of adolescent life - sex, violence, drugs, mental health, education, and quality of life. It argues that turning our backs on adolescents leads to distur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dryfoos, Joy G.
Other Authors: Barkin, Carol
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Teenagers with social disabilities > United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities > Services for > United States.
Teenagers > United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Teenagers > Social conditions
Teenagers with social disabilities
Teenagers with social disabilities > Services for
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Why look at teens in the 21st century
  • Status of youth today
  • Sex
  • Violence and delinquency
  • Drugs
  • Health and mental health
  • Education
  • Quality of life
  • Summing it up
  • Worst case scenario for the future
  • Positive scenario for the future.

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