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Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context - The Collected Works of Richard Jessor, Volume 3 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context - The Collected Works of Richard Jessor, Volume 3 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
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This third and final volume of Richard Jessor's collected works
explores the central role of the social context in the formulation
and application of Problem Behavior Theory. It discusses the effect
of the social environment, especially the social context of
disadvantage and limited opportunity, on adolescent behavior,
health, and development. The book examines the application of the
theory in social contexts as diverse as the inner cities of the
United States; the slums of Nairobi, Kenya; and the urban settings
of Beijing, China. It also provides insight into how adolescents
and young adults manage to "succeed", despite disadvantage, limited
opportunity, and even dangers in their everyday life settings. It
illuminates how these youth manage to stay on track in school,
avoid unintended pregnancy and dropout, keep clear of the criminal
justice system, and remain uninvolved in heavy drug use. In
addition, the book discusses the conceptual and methodological
issues entailed in engaging the social context, including the role
of subjectivity and meaning in an objective behavioral science; the
contribution of the perceived environment in determining behavior;
the continuity that characterizes adolescent growth and
development; the necessity for a social-psychological level of
analysis that avoids reductionism; the importance of a framework
that engages the larger social environment; and the advantage of
adhering to systematic theory for the explanatory generality it
yields. Topics featured in this volume include: Home-leaving and
its occurrence among youth in impoverished circumstances. The
continuity of adolescent developmental change. The impact of
neighborhood disadvantage on successful adolescent development.
Successful adolescence in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Explaining
both behavior and development in the language of social psychology.
Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context is a must-have
resource for researchers, professors, clinicians, and related
professionals as well as graduate students in sociology, social and
developmental psychology, criminology/criminal justice, public
health, and allied disciplines.
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