Nowhere to Grow Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families

Name: Nowhere to Grow Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families
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ISBN: 9780202305844

ISBN-10: 0202305848

ISBN-13: 9780202305844

Edition: 1999

Authors: Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, Les Whitbeck, Les Whitbeck

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Les B. Whitbeck and Dan R. Hoyt begin their report on street children in the Midwest with the statement, "If you live in or have visited even a medium-sized city recently, you have seen runaway and homeless young people. They congregate in certain downtown areas and hang out in malls during inclement weather . . . Mostly, they look like the other kids. . . . The difference is that they won’t be going home tonight."This book draws on a study of over six hundred runaway and homeless adolescents and over two hundred of their caretakers from cities in four Midwestern states. It focuses on the family histories of these young people and on the developmental impact of early independence. Street…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 10/31/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 229
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Les B. Whitbeck is professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he specializes in the areas of drug and alcohol prevention, family sociology, and high-risk children and adolescents. His work has appeared in Society and Mental Health, Journal of Early Adolescence, and Journal of Community Mental Health. His most recent book is Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood among Homeless Young People.



Acknowledgments



Society's Forgotten Children



Runaway and Homeless Adolescents in America



The Midwest Homeless and Runaway Adolescent Project



The Family Lives of Runaway and Homeless Adolescents



The Early Lives of Runaways



Troubled Generations



Getting Along at Home: The Parent/Caretaker-Child Relationship



Taking Chances: Adolescents on their Own



Getting Along: The Social Networks of Runaway Adolescents



Getting By: Survival Strategies of Runaway Adolescents



Getting it On: Sexuality, Risky Sex, and Pregnancy



Getting Hurt: Victimization and Trauma on the Streets



Nowhere to Grow: the Developmental Consequences of Running Away



Internalization Problems among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents



Substance Use and Externalization Problems among Runaway Adolescents



A Risk-Amplification Developmental Model for Runaway and Homeless Adolescents



Growing Up on Society's Margins


Appendix


References


Index