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On Your Own without a Net
D. Wayne Osgood
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Description for On Your Own without a Net
Paperback. Documents the challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood - former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in juvenile justice system, youth in criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people in mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities. Editor(s): Osgood, D.Wayne; Foster, E. Michael; Flanagan, Constance; Ruth, Gretchen R. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 figures, 1 line drawing, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways - sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can't count on help from their families? "On Your Own Without a Net" documents the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in the juvenile justice system, youth in the criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people ... Read more
In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways - sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can't count on help from their families? "On Your Own Without a Net" documents the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in the juvenile justice system, youth in the criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226637846
SKU
V9780226637846
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About D. Wayne Osgood
D. Wayne Osgood is professor of crime, law, justice, and sociology in the Department of Sociology at Pennsylvania State University. E. Michael Foster is professor of maternal and child health in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Constance Flanagan is professor in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education at Pennsylvania State ... Read more
Reviews for On Your Own without a Net
"A fruitful, well-defended study of how lifelong disadvantage becomes solidified in the transition from childhood to adulthood.... For researchers and practitioners who are concerned with young peoples' development, especially young people who live on the margins of the society, this book is a valuable reference." - Bernard Schissel, Canadian Journal of Sociology Online"