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Poverty and Children′s Adjustment: 41 (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)
Suniya S. Luthar
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Description for Poverty and Children′s Adjustment: 41 (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)
hardcover. Offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the effects on children's development of poverty, lack of education and a negative social and economic environment. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
In this important little book, Suniya S. Luthar synthesizes, with impressive clarity, three decades of research about children in poverty, their families, and their communities. She has created a compelling primer for the policy-makers, advocates, and students that, while not minimizing the challenges, suggests research-based opportunities and directions for real-world interventions. --Jane Knitzer, Columbia University, New York "Poverty has left a residue of rampant, destructive problems in America today, not the least of which are its draining, restrictive effects on the young. This important volume coalesces current knowledge, from multiple domains, about factors that protect poor ... Read more
In this important little book, Suniya S. Luthar synthesizes, with impressive clarity, three decades of research about children in poverty, their families, and their communities. She has created a compelling primer for the policy-makers, advocates, and students that, while not minimizing the challenges, suggests research-based opportunities and directions for real-world interventions. --Jane Knitzer, Columbia University, New York "Poverty has left a residue of rampant, destructive problems in America today, not the least of which are its draining, restrictive effects on the young. This important volume coalesces current knowledge, from multiple domains, about factors that protect poor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9780761905189
SKU
V9780761905189
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About Suniya S. Luthar
Suniya S. Luthar is Professor of Clinical and Developmental Psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1990. Dr. Luthar′s research involves vulnerability and resilience among various populations including youth in poverty and children in families affected by mental illness. Her recent work has focused on children in affluent communities, and her findings on ... Read more
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