Adolescents at risk : prevalence and prevention
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Adolescents at risk : prevalence and prevention
Oxford University Press, 1991
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Joy Dryfoos's book looks at young people aged 10 to 17 growing up in the United States today. Most of these children have a high probability of maturing into responsible adults; however, a certain group - one in four - have only limited potential for becoming productive adults, because they are at high risk of encountering problems in school, at home, or in their communities. This book explores four problem areas that have received a great amount of resources,
public interest, and social concern: delinquency, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and school failure.
In examining these problem areas, Dryfoos has three objectives: to present a more cogent picture of adolescents who are at risk of problem behaviours and where they fit in society; to synthesize the experience of programs that have been successful in changing various aspects of these behaviours; and to propose strategies for using this knowledge base to implement more effective approaches to helping youngsters succeed.
For the first time, Adolescents at Risk allows us to see how risky behaviors interrelate and gives us an understanding of the size and scope of the prevention interventions needed. This book will be essential for social and developmental psychologists, sociologists, policy makers, and interested lay persons.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Hypotheses and Theories: PART I: High risk behavior: The setting: A description of adolescence in the United States
- Prevalence of delinquency
- Prevalence of substance abuse
- Prevalence of adolescent pregnancy
- Prevalence of school failure
- The overlap in high-risk behaviors
- PART II: Prevention interventions: Classification and organization of programs
- Prevention of delinquency
- Prevention of substance abuse
- Prevention of adolescent pregnancy
- Prevention of school failure and dropping out
- PART III: Shaping a strategy to prevent high-risk behavior: Common concepts of successful prevention programs
- Strategies for preventing high-risk behavior
- Index
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