Good kids from bad neighborhoods
Subtitle: successful development in social context
By: Delbert S. Elliott ... [et al.]
Contributors: Elliot, Delbert S., 1933-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Youth with social disabilities -- United States; Community organization -- United States; Children -- United States -- Social conditions; Neighborhood -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-380) and indexes
Table of contents: title: Growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods; title: Growing up in Denver and Chicago : the MacArthur neighborhood study; title: Good and bad neighborhoods for raising children; title: The effects of growing up in a bad neighborhood : initial findings; title: Critical dimensions of neighborhood organization and culture; title: The effects of neighborhood organization and culture; title: Family influences : managing disadvantage and promoting success; title: School climate and types of peer groups; title: What matters most for successful youth development?; title: Successful development in disadvantaged neighborhoods