Childhood resilience is the phenomenon of positive adaptation despite significant life adversities. While interest in resilience has burgeoned in recent years, considerable uncertainty remains regarding what research has revealed about this phenomenon. Integrated in this book are contributions from leading scientists who have studied children's adjustment across risks common in contemporary society. Chapters in the first half of the book focus on risks emanating from the family, and in the second half, on risks stemming from the wider community. The concluding chapter integrates the evidence...
Childhood resilience is the phenomenon of positive adaptation despite significant life adversities. While interest in resilience has burgeoned in rece...
Offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the effects on children's development of poverty, lack of education and a negative social and economic environment.
Offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the effects on children's development of poverty, lack of education and a negative social and economic envi...
The effects of poverty, lack of education and other negative socioeconomic forces on children's development are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective in this book. It provides an in-depth review of the literature on psychopathology among children faced with sociodemographic disadvantage, and integrates findings of empirical research conducted over the past 30 years, as well as suggested directions of future research.
The effects of poverty, lack of education and other negative socioeconomic forces on children's development are examined from an interdisciplinary per...
