Managing to Make It : Urban Families and Adolescent Success Hardback
by Frank F., Jr. Furstenberg, Thomas D. Cook, Jacquelynne Eccles, Glen H. Elder Jr.
Part of the John D & C T Macarthur FNDTN Ser Mental Health/DEV MF series
Hardback
Description
One of the myths about families in inner-city neighbourhoods is that they are characterized by poor parenting.
The sociologist Frank Furstenberg and his colleagues explode this and other misconceptions about success, parenting, and socioeconomic advantage in this text.
The book launches a series which focuses on how and why youth are able to overcome - rather than succumb to - social disadvantages.
Based on more than 500 interviews and qualitative case studies of families in inner-city Philadelphia, the text reveals how parents managed different levels of resources and dangers in low-income neighbourhoods and how this management, rather than community involvement, contributed to the success of their children.
The authors detail the factors that shape the trajectories of adolescents and in so doing provide information about programmes and services that should be useful to policy makers, sociologists, educators, and indeed anyone concerned with the fate of the urban poor.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/03/1999
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- ISBN:9780226273914
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/03/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226273914
