Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Life Stages - Adolescence

Stuff Teens and Young Adults Need to Know is just good old-fashioned grandmotherly advice for teens and adolescents. It provides some common sense answers to the questions they want to ask, as well as, down to earth honest experiences both suffered and cherished by the author.

This book draws on a wealth of evidence including young people's own stories, to document how they are now faring in increasingly unequal societies like America, Britain, Australia, France and Spain. It points to systematic generational inequality as those born since 1980 become the first generation to have a lower standard of living than previous generations. While governments and experts typically explain this by referring to globalisation, new technologies, or young people's deficits, the authors of this book offer a new political economy of generations which identifies the central role...

The much heralded growth and transformation of many economies in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade continues to receive prominent attention in academic scholarship and among policy practitioners. An apparent feature about this transformation, however, is that Africa s youth appear to have been left out. This book critically examines the extent and consequences of the marginalization of African youth. It questions conventional wisdoms about data trends, aspirational goals, and common policy interventions surrounding Africa s youth that have been variously propagated in both the...

This is the story about the glory and agony of Growing Up Weird, having a patchwork childhood spanning three continents with airplane flights and the struggle of adjusting to restrooms in foreign cultures. Trips back home to America to visit extended family offer no quarter from her ragtag life. There are the grandparents who can't get through a day without bickering, the great-grandmother whose pants fall down in public, but who never gets embarrassed, and Aunt Pauline, one of very few female motorcycle gang members from the 1950s. Along with the odd people come tales of strange...

Simple Steps to a Better Life provides a wonderful down-to- earth vehicle to help our children and others live a truly Christian life. Sandra Williams weaves the story of her Italian- American family together with her own journey of faith to share with the reader her understanding of family values, as well as a template for living a God-centered life. The book is an important counterpoint to the over-secularization of our current American culture.

The Rev. Janice C. Ford
- Episcopal priest, Webster, MA

Simple Steps to a Better Life is a resource from a mother...

In this day and age, much has been discussed as to what it means "to be an Arab." However, this enlightening volume seeks instead to invite us deeper into young Arab-Australian men's lives as we explore their vocational aspirations and working experiences within highly racialised and hierarchical industries.

Young Migrant Identities is an in-depth exploration into the lives of Arab-Australian young men living in Western Sydney with creative career aspirations. Indeed, not only does Idriss explore how these men develop interests in fields such as music, filmmaking, and design, but...

Adolescence is a pivotal time in a girl's life. The development of educational, physical, psychosocial, familial, political and economic capabilities enable girls to reach their full potential and contribute to the wellbeing of their families and society. However, progress is still significantly constrained by discriminatory gender norms and the related attitudes and practices which restrict girls' horizons, restrain their ambition and, if unfettered, allow exploitation and abuse.

Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of...

In the afternoon, we went to the Salvation Army warehouse to help wrap gifts for children in need. Mom and I enjoyed our afternoon. I put Mom's hand in place to hold the paper, and I would hurry to get the tape on before she lost grip.

Mom repeatedly asked, -Who are the presents for?-

I repeatedly said, -They are for children and families in need.-

Mom was happy all over again.

On the way home, I decided to stop at the health food store. I only needed a couple of items, and there was a parking space close to the store. Mom said she was too tired to go in and wanted...

In the afternoon, we went to the Salvation Army warehouse to help wrap gifts for children in need. Mom and I enjoyed our afternoon. I put Mom's hand in place to hold the paper, and I would hurry to get the tape on before she lost grip.

Mom repeatedly asked, -Who are the presents for?-

I repeatedly said, -They are for children and families in need.-

Mom was happy all over again.

On the way home, I decided to stop at the health food store. I only needed a couple of items, and there was a parking space close to the store. Mom said she was too tired to go in and wanted...