The world's youth : adolescence in eight regions of the globe /
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| Imprint: | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. |
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| Description: | xi, 369 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4781306 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The kaleidoscope of adolescence: experiences of the world's youth at the beginning of the 21st century
- 2. Demographic trends affecting youth around the world
- 3. Adolescence in sub-Saharan Africa: an image constructed from Africa's triple inheritance
- 4. Adolescence in India: street urchins or Silicon Valley millionaires?
- 5. Adolescence in China and Japan: adapting to a changing environment
- 6. Youth in Southeast Asia: living within the continuity of tradition and the turbulence of change
- 7. Arab adolescents facing the future: enduring ideals and pressures to change
- 8. Adolescents in Russia: surviving the turmoil and creating a brighter future
- 9. Adolescence in Latin America: facing the future with skepticism
- 10. Adolescents in Western countries in the 21st century: vast opportunities - for all?
- 11. Adolescence in global perspective: an agenda for social policy
