Youth Violence : Sources and Solutions in South Africa.
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Author / Creator: | Ward, Catherine L. |
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Imprint: | Chicago : Juta Academic, 2012. |
Description: | 1 online resource (449 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13416952 |
Other authors / contributors: | Van der Merwe, Amelia. Dawes, Andrew. |
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ISBN: | 9781919895734 1919895736 9781920541651 1920541659 9781920541286 1920541284 9781919895871 1919895876 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | A valuable source of information for psychologists, this book thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk of, and protective factors that influence, the likelihood of young people acting aggressively. It looks at the problem from a multitude of perspectives, including developmental psychology, and the influences of race, class, and gender. This account also explores effective interventions in the contexts of young people's lives-in their homes, neighborhoods, and schools as well as in their participation in leisure activities, gangs, and the media. Suggestions are made for keeping a. |
Other form: | Print version: 9781919895871 |
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