Poverty and children's adjustment /

Poverty and Children's Adjustment gives an interdisciplinary perspective on the effects of poverty, lack of education, and other negative socioeconomic forces on children's development. This volume provides an in-depth review of the literature on psychopathology among children faced with s...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Luthar, Suniya S.
Μορφή: Licensed eBooks
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έκδοση: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1999.
Σειρά:Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; v. 41.
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=474595
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Child Attributes. Gender Differences in Vulnerability to Familial Stressors. Gender Differences in Vulnerability to Community-Related Influences. Age Differences. Personal Characteristics. Trajectories of Adjustment
  • 3. Poverty and the Family: Demographic and Structural Features. Teenage Mothers. Family Structure. Ethnicity
  • 4. Poverty and the Family: Psychological Processes. Poverty and Parents' Functioning. Parental Behaviors. Models of Family Functioning in the Context of Poverty
  • 5. Exosystemic Influences. Support Networks. The Physical Environment. Neighborhoods. Violence in the Neighborhood
  • 6. Future Directions. Childhood in Poverty: Directions for Future Inquiry. Interventions. Teaching and Curricula.