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Books on: teenagers and crisis

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All Grown Up and No Place to Go: Teenagers in Crisis

Book by David Elkind; Perseus Publishing, 1998

Subjects:

Adolescent Psychology--United States, Stress In Adolescence--United States, Teenagers--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Elkind's classic on "hurried teens" condemns how society pushes adolescents to assume adult roles too soon. This thorough revision argues that new trends among teens--long work hours, rising violence, and pregnancies--make an even stronger case for protecting adolescents instead of pressuring them. "A valuable tour of adolescent thinking".--Ms.
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Teenagers: An American History

Book by Grace Palladino; Basic Books, 1996

Subjects:

Adolescence--United States--History--20th Century, Popular Culture--United States--History--20th Century, Teenage Consumers--United States--History--20th Century, Teenagers--United States--History--20th Century

Collections: Entire Library

...magazine articles, on television shows, in movies -- a teenage crisis is at hand. What used to be called juvenile delinquency or...envisioned back in the 1940s, when they first began to promote teenagers as a group apart. On the contrary, they usually portrayed...
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Helping Teenagers into Adulthood: A Guide for the Next Generation

Book by George R. Holmes; Praeger Publishers, 1995

Subjects:

Adolescence, Adolescent Psychology, Teenagers--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

The current generation of adolescents is experiencing more stressful and/or negative experiences at an earlier age in their development than previous generations. The consequence is that more and more teenagers are becoming casualties of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and mental illness. In this ...
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The current generation of adolescents is experiencing more stressful and/or negative experiences at an earlier age in their development than previous generations. The consequence is that more and more teenagers are becoming casualties of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and mental illness. In this book, George R. Holmes provides caregivers and parents with specific tactics to move teenagers successfully through adolescence.
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Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers

Book by Christian Smith, Melinda Lundquist Denton; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Spiritual Life, Teenagers--Religious Life--United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...She says if she were in a crisis she would definitely feel...Kristen says she thinks a lot of teenagers these days are just dumb...Kristen are typical American teenagers, whatever that might mean...representative picture of U.S. teenagers comes in later chap- ters...
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Becoming Adult: How Teenagers Prepare for the World of Work

Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Barbara Schneider; Basic Books, 2000

Subjects:

Teenagers--Employment--United States, Teenagers--United States--Attitudes, Teenagers--Vocational Guidance--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

How do young people envision their occupational futures? What do teenagers feel about their schooling and after-school work, and how do these experiences affect their passage to adult work? These are the questions that psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and sociologist Barbara Schneider posed in ...
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How do young people envision their occupational futures? What do teenagers feel about their schooling and after-school work, and how do these experiences affect their passage to adult work? These are the questions that psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and sociologist Barbara Schneider posed in their five-year study of adolescents. The results provide an unprecedented window on society's future through which we can glimpse how today's youth are preparing themselves for the lives they will lead in the decades to come.
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Journal Articles on: teenagers and crisis

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Adolescent Identity Exploration: A Test of Erikson's Theory of Transitional Crisis

Journal article by Jeannie S. Kidwell, Richard M. Dunham, Roderick A. Bacho, Ellen Pastorino, Pedro R. Portes; Adolescence, Vol. 30, 1995

Subjects:

Identity crisis--Analysis, Teenagers--Psychology and mental health

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...test of Eriksons theory of transitional crisis by Jeannie S. Kidwell , Richard...his words, exploration is the identity crisis, although crises are not necessarily acute...transition is vulnerable: "Each stage becomes a crisis because incipient growth and awareness...
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Latina Teenagers: Victimization, Identity, and Fear of Crime

Journal article by Esther Madriz; Social Justice, Vol. 24, 1997

Subjects:

Hispanic American teenagers--Attitudes, Minorities--Social aspects, Teenage girls--Attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

...in which the police were indifferent and/or hostile to these teenagers and their families requests for assistance. Frequently, participants...Fay L. and Thomas D. Cook 1976 "Evaluating the Rhetoric of Crisis: A Case Study of Criminal Victimization of the Elderly." Social...
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"To Live Well, to Live at Ease": Reflections on Life by Post-Soviet Russian Teenagers

Journal article by Fran Markowitz; Adolescence, Vol. 34, 1999

Subjects:

Political participation--Psychological aspects, Russia--Social aspects, Social change--Psychological aspects, Teenagers--Psychology and mental health

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...fulfilled by adults. It seems that most teenagers agree. Veronika, in summarizing her plans...Erikson, E. (1968). Identity, youth and crisis. New York: Norton. Esman, A. (1990...crossings, and identity options of Jewish teenagers from the C.I.S. Ethos, 24(2), 350-373...
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Spatial Effects upon Employment Outcomes: The Case of New Jersey Teenagers

Journal article by Katherine M. O'Regan, John M. Quigley; New England Economic Review, 1996

Subjects:

Employment--Models, Labor market--Models, New Jersey--Employment, Teenagers--Employment

Collections: Entire Library

...that obtained by Raphael (1995) for San Francisco Bay Area teenagers. 15 We can use the same instrument for both neighborhood...Freeman and Harry J. Holzer, eds., The Black Youth Employment Crisis. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Evans, William...
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Crisis Phenomena among African Adolescents

Journal article by Jack W.M. Pretorius, Gerhard V. Ferreira, Darleen Nerine Edwards; Adolescence, Vol. 34, 1999

Subjects:

Africans--Psychology and mental health, Parent and child--Research, Sex role in children--Research, Substance abuse--Research, Teenagers--Psychology and mental health

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...phenomena. Insight into these crisis phenomena could contribute...4: Problems with regard to teenagers sexuality...Table 9: Reasons teenagers use alcohol and other drugs...status as the main reasons teenagers become sexually active. Most...

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Magazine Articles on: teenagers and crisis

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Do Teenagers like to Read? Yes!

Magazine article by Stephen Krashen; Reading Today, Vol. 18, April 2001

Subjects:

Educational surveys--United States, Reading--Appreciation, Teenagers--Education, United States--Education, Youth--Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...and 25 percent indicated "school." These results mean that teenagers are quite willing to use libraries, and that those without...Annual (vol. 12, 1994) and by Jeff McQuillan in The Literacy Crisis: False Claims and Real Solutions (Heinemann, 1998), as well...
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Meet the Teenagers' Latest Idols

Magazine article by Johann Hari; New Statesman, Vol. 131, March 18, 2002

Subjects:

Entertainment industry--Social aspects, Rock music--1981-, Slipknot (Music group)--Social aspects, Teenagers--Psychological aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...symptom which, together with these other trends, points to a crisis at the heart of consumerist capitalism. Slipknot wear barcodes...Germaine Greer has spoken acidly about the "selfpity" of US teenagers. Young Americans many hundreds of miles from New York City...
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The Spirit of Giving Is Alive among Teenagers

Magazine article by Scott Poland; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 131, July 2002

Subjects:

Social service volunteers--Analysis, Teenagers--Behavior, Youth volunteers in social service--Analysis, Youth volunteers--Analysis, Youth--Behavior

Collections: Entire Library

...Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the difference you wish in the world," and many teenagers are doing just that. Scott Poland, past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, is the author of Coping with Crisis: Lessons Learned.
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The Apocalypse of Adolescence: This Spring One of Two Vermont Teenagers Charged with the Knifing Murder of Two Dartmouth College Professors Will Go on Trial

Magazine article by Ron Powers; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, March 2002

Subjects:

Parker, Jimmy--Cases, Teenagers--Cases, Tulloch, Robert--Cases, Vermont--Cases, Violent crimes--Cases, Youth--Cases

Collections: Entire Library

...stole some cash, and the two teenagers fled in the victims red Isuzu...telephoned the school during a crisis: "Were sorry, but we cannot...heroin abuse was an established crisis throughout the state, and by...committed by seemingly ordinary teenagers. Ron Powers ("The Apocalypse...
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Helping Teenagers Face Money Limits

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 122, July 1993

Subjects:

Family--Finance, Personal finance--Social aspects, Teenagers--Finance, Youth--Finance

Collections: Entire Library

...is a good place to begin, examining the budget and bills. "Teenagers have the math skills to understand the numbers. They may not...Draper points out. "Parents can feel good even in the midst of a crisis in knowing they are helping their children to grow up facing...

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Newspaper Articles on: teenagers and crisis

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Obesity Crisis Makes English Teenagers Fattest in Europe

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 4, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Obesity Crisis Makes English Teenagers Fattest in Europe. Byline: ROBIN YAPP ENGLISH teenagers are the fattest in Europe, experts warned...already suggested that huge numbers of teenagers in this country are putting themselves...
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STUDENT CRISIS AS LOANS VANISH; Teenagers to Be Left Penniless as Computer Traps Fund Applications

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 12, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

STUDENT CRISIS AS LOANS VANISH; Teenagers to Be Left Penniless as Computer...publicly trying to wash its hands of the crisis. As councils struggled with a backlog...Standard reveals that officials held crisis talks last week with the SLC and...
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School Facing Shutdown over the Pupil Who Spells Trouble; Education Chiefs Hold Crisis Talks with Problem Teenager's Parents as Defiant Staff Insist: We Will Not Have Him Back in Our Lessons

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 23, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Trouble; Education Chiefs Hold Crisis Talks with Problem Teenagers Parents as Defiant Staff Insist...HOPKINS;STEPHEN SHAKESPEARE CRISIS talks between education chiefs...as the council announced the crisis meeting aimed at stopping the...
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Vicar Blames Church for Teen Sex Crisis

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 14, 2006

Subjects:

Church of England, Teenage pregnancy, Teenage sexual behavior, Teenagers--Sexual behavior, Youth

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Vicar Blames Church for Teen Sex Crisis. Byline: By Emma Pinch Blame for Britains appalling record...active or facing an unwanted pregnancy. Currently about 40,000 teenagers under the age of 18 in England become pregnant every year. "Very...
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POLITICS: Handful of Custody Beds Left as Young Offenders System Hits Crisis

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 25, 2006

Subjects:

Juvenile offenders, Teenagers, Youth

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

POLITICS: Handful of Custody Beds Left as Young Offenders System Hits Crisis. The number of young people in custody in England and Wales has reached a crisis, prompting warnings that the system is in "meltdown". The Youth Justice Board...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: teenagers and crisis

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Hungary

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...peasant resentment of collectivization had led to profound crisis in Hungary. Premier Matyas Rakosi, the Stalinist in control...later executed, and thousands of other Hungarians, many of them teenagers, were imprisoned or executed. In addition, about 190,000 refugees...
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Children's Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...have appeared, treating subjects like death, drugs, sex, urban crisis, discrimination, the environment, and womens liberation. S...books also reveal the trend toward a growing literature for teenagers. Other novelists that write convincingly of growing up in contemporary...

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