Thriving and spirituality among youth : research perspectives and future possibilities /

Thriving and spirituality among youth : research perspectives and future possibilities /

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Imprint:	Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.
Description:	xvi, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Youth -- Religious life. Mental health -- Religious aspects. Well-being -- Religious aspects. Adolescent psychology. Developmental psychology -- Religious aspects. Adolescent psychology. Developmental psychology -- Religious aspects. Mental health -- Religious aspects. Well-being -- Religious aspects. Youth -- Religious life.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8534246

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Other authors / contributors:	Warren, Amy Eva Alberts. Lerner, Richard M. Phelps, Erin.
ISBN:	9780470948309 (pbk.) 0470948302 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster positive development during adolescence, including youth contributions to families and communities in civil society. The material draws on research conducted with various populations including immigrant Hispanic, Chinese, Israeli, and Muslim-American youth. Social workers and mental health professionals will find a new, developmentally rigorous data base for a science of "adolescent spirituality.""--

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Summary:	Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster positive development during adolescence, including youth contributions to families and communities in civil society. The material draws on research conducted with various populations including immigrant Hispanic, Chinese, Israeli, and Muslim-American youth. Social workers and mental health professionals will find a new, developmentally rigorous data base for a science of "adolescent spirituality."
Physical Description:	xvi, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9780470948309 0470948302