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A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families'
well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class and race.
These challenges include: changes in the labor market and economy;
the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the
changing nature of family structure and the composition of
households; and the increase in the number of immigrant families.
Key institutions in the lives of families, including places of
employment and schools, can play a significant role in fostering
families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face.
"Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and Community"
presents papers--written by leading scholars in varied disciplines
including economics, developmental and educational psychology,
education, and sociology--discussing factors that influence
resilience development. The authors' research focuses on emerging
issues that have significant implications for policy and practice
in such areas as employment and new technologies; maternal
employment and family development; family structure and family
life; immigration, migration, acculturation, and education of
children and youth; and social and human services delivery. The
book's overall goal is to take stock of what is known from research
and practice on some of the challenges facing children and families
for policy development and improvement of practices.
This collection of essays addresses issues related to the
intersection of family relationships and several contexts for the
social and emotional development of ethnic minority adolescents.
The papers are organized in sections under subtitles which reflect
three contextual frames through which these issues may be examined.
The first section focuses on the relationship between economic
factors and resources on the one hand and family relations as
environments for development on the other. The next part focuses on
family and peer networks and relations as contexts for the
emotional and social development of adolescents. The last section
takes neighborhood and school as contexts for and determinants of
social and emotional adjustment in adolescence.
Like much of the extant work and current thought concerning
development in ethnic minority children and adolescents, the
authors have highlighted the more stressful and negative aspects of
these several contexts. There are a few explicit and several
implicit references made to supportive and more positive contexts
and manifestations of relationships which frame the developmental
experiences of ethnic minority adolescents. These serve as a
reminder that many ethnic minority adolescents do overcome the odds
against success and grow into healthy and wholesome adults.
However, in large measure, this book is a contribution to our
understanding of the problematic circumstances under which a
significant segment of the population exists, reminding us that
life for ethnic minority adolescents is difficult. The fact that
some of these young people manage to overcome the negative and
stressful aspects of their experiences and defy the implicit
prediction of failure to thrive is truly remarkable.
A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families'
well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class and race.
These challenges include: changes in the labor market and economy;
the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the
changing nature of family structure and the composition of
households; and the increase in the number of immigrant families.
Key institutions in the lives of families, including places of
employment and schools, can play a significant role in fostering
families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face.
Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and Community
presents papers--written by leading scholars in varied disciplines
including economics, developmental and educational psychology,
education, and sociology--discussing factors that influence
resilience development. The authors' research focuses on emerging
issues that have significant implications for policy and practice
in such areas as employment and new technologies; maternal
employment and family development; family structure and family
life; immigration, migration, acculturation, and education of
children and youth; and social and human services delivery. The
book's overall goal is to take stock of what is known from research
and practice on some of the challenges facing children and families
for policy development and improvement of practices.
The chapters included in this book were commissioned to serve as
the background for the national invitational conference sponsored
by the LSS at Temple University Center for Research in Human
Development and Education (CRHDE). The conference and the
publication of the conference proceedings were supported by the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U. S. Department of
Education. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the
positions of the supporting agencies and no official endorsement
should be inferred.
The chapters included in this book were commissioned to serve as
the background for the national invitational conference sponsored
by the LSS at Temple University Center for Research in Human
Development and Education (CRHDE). The conference and the
publication of the conference proceedings were supported by the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U. S. Department of
Education. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the
positions of the supporting agencies and no official endorsement
should be inferred.
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