UID:
almahu_9949576933102882
Umfang:
1 online resource (320 p.)
ISBN:
0-8147-8489-5
Serie:
Qualitative Studies in Psychology
Inhalt:
What does it mean to be a teenager in an American city at the close of the twentieth century? How do urban surroundings affect the ways in which teens grow up, and what do their stories tell us about human development? In particular, how do the negative images of themselves on television and in the newspaper affect their perspectives about themselves? Psychologists typically have shown little interest in urban youth, preferring instead to generalize about adolescent development from studies of their middle-class, suburban counterparts. In Everyday Courage Niobe Way, a developmental psychologis
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Interpreting Narratives; 2. A Study of Urban Youth; Individual Lives - Part I; 3. Malcolm's Story; 4. Voice and Silence; 5. Desire and Betrayal in Friendships; 6. "I Never Put Anyone in Front of My Mother"; 7. Maintaining a "Positive Attitude"/ Fearing Death; 8. "Slacking Up" in School; 9. Racism, Sexism, and Difference; Individual Lives - Part II; 10. Eva's Story; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; References; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8147-9320-7
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
DOI:
10.18574/9780814784891
URL:
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