Adolescence: Growing Up in America Today
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Author Description
Adolescence: Growing Up In America Today Is A Follow-up To Joy Dryfoos' Landmark Study, Adolescents At Risk. The New Volume Takes A Close Look At The Lives Of Young People, Identifies Their Problems, And Addresses Solutions Based On State-of-the-art Prevention And Treatment. Dryfoos And Barkin Examine Major Aspects Of Adolescent Life -- Sex, Violence, Drugs, Health, Mental Health, Education, And Quality Of Life. Reviewing Successful Prevention Programs And Policy Studies, They Demonstrate That We Know What To Do To Prevent High Risk-behaviors And That There Are Many Similarities Across Domains.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the multifaceted challenges facing modern American youth and evaluates the efficacy of current prevention and intervention strategies. Authors Joy G. Dryfoos and Carol Barkin synthesize extensive research to provide a comprehensive overview of the adolescent experience. By analyzing data from various social domains, they argue that effective solutions for high-risk behaviors are identifiable and share common structural characteristics across different fields of study.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of critical adolescent issues including substance abuse, sexual activity, and violence.
- Evaluation of mental health trends and educational outcomes in contemporary American society.
- Review of successful prevention programs and evidence-based policy interventions.
- Comparative study of risk factors across diverse domains of adolescent life.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a significant follow-up to foundational research on adolescent risk factors. Readers frequently note the clinical clarity and the practical focus on policy-driven solutions for youth development.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199720703
ISBN-13:
9780199720705
Psychology
Social Science
Public Health
Education
Sociology
