Youth in cities : a cross-national perspective /
edited by Marta Tienda, William Julius Wilson.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- xii, 288 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
- The Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence .
- The Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains twelve essays based on the "Youth in Cities: Successful Mediators of Normative Development" conference held in Switzerland in 1998, in which the authors examine the circumstances of urban youth, and the challenges they face trying to find their place in the world.
Professional Follett Library Resources.
0521005817 (pbk.) 0521809088
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City children--Cross-cultural studies. Urban youth--Cross-cultural studies. Youth with social disabilities--Cross-cultural studies. Children--Cross-cultural studies. City and town life--Cross-cultural studies. Socially handicapped children--Cross-cultural studies. Youth--Cross-cultural studies.