Stories of Resilience in Childhood - The Narratives of Maya Angelou, Maxine Hong Kingston, Richard Rodriguez, John Edgar Wideman, and Tobias Wolff (Paperback)

What helps a child overcome extraordinary obstacles? Why do some children surmount many difficulties and go on to live fulfilling lives while other children who face similar difficulties end up living desperate, sad lives? What helps children beat the odds? What builds resilience in children? These are critically important questions, yet for too long social scientists, doctors, psychologists and teachers have studied children who failed and tried to figure out what caused the failure. Only relatively recently have they begun to focus on what creates success. Originally published in 1997, this book is an effort to understand better what contributes to a child's "success" and "resilience". The source of information will be autobiographies of childhoods - autobiographical stories written by adults remembering their difficult childhoods. This is not a research study or case study, rather it is an attempt to read and listen to five stories about resilient children and see what they can tell us about supporting children and building resilience.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction
Release date:	October 2021
First published:	1997
Authors:	Daniel D. Challener
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-33420-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-367-33420-8
Barcode:	9780367334208

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