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Fostering Resilience and Well-Being in Children and Families in Poverty - Why Hope Still Matters (Hardcover)
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Fostering Resilience and Well-Being in Children and Families in Poverty - Why Hope Still Matters (Hardcover)
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The number of children living in families with incomes below the
federal poverty level increased by 33 percent between 2000 and
2009, resulting in over 15 million children living in poverty. Some
of these children are able to overcome this dark statistic and
break the intergenerational transmission of poverty, offering hope
to an otherwise bleak outlook, but this raises the question-how? In
Fostering Resilience and Well-Being in Children and Families in
Poverty, Dr. Valerie Maholmes sheds light on the mechanisms and
processes that enable children and families to manage and overcome
adversity. She explains that research findings on children and
poverty often unite around three critical factors related to risk
for poverty-related adversity: family structure, the presence of
buffers that can protect children from negative influences, and the
association between poverty and negative academic outcomes, and
social and behavioral problems. She discusses how the research on
resilience can inform better interventions for these children, as
poverty does not necessarily preclude children from having
strengths that may protect against its effects. Importantly,
Maholmes introduces the concept of "hope" as a primary construct
for understanding how the effects of poverty can be ameliorated. At
the heart of the book are interviews with family members who have
experienced adversity but managed to overcome it through the
support of targeted programs and evidence-based interventions.
Student leaders provide unique perspectives on the important role
that parents and teachers play in motivating youth to succeed.
Finally, professionals who work with children and families share
their observations on effective interventions and the roles of
culture and spirituality in fostering positive outcomes. Excerpts
from these interviews bring research to life and help call
attention to processes that promote hope and resilience. This book
will be invaluable for policymakers, educators, and community and
advocacy groups, as well as scholars and students in family
studies, human development, and social work.
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