Urban girls revisited : building strengths / edited by Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater and Niobe Way.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross, 1950-

Way, Niobe, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor teenagers--United States.

Poor teenagers.

Teenage girls--United States.

Teenage girls.

Minority teenagers.

Urban youth.

United States.

Urban youth--United States.

Minority teenagers--United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Urban Girls Revisited explores the diversity of urban adolescent girls' development and the sources of support and resilience that help them to build the foundations of strength that they need as they enter adulthood. Urban girls are frequently marginalized by poverty, ethnic discrimination, and stereotypes suggesting that they have deficits compared to their peers. In fact, urban girls do often "grow up fast," taking on multiple adult roles and responsibilities in contexts of high levels of adversities. Yet a majority of these girls show remarkable strengths in the face of challenges, and their families and communities provide many assets to support their development. This new volume showcases these strengths.

Contents:

Introduction: Urban Girls: Building Strengths, Creating Momentum / Bonnie J. Leadbeater 1

Part I Resituating Positive Development for Urban Adolescent Girls

1 The Many Faces of Urban Girls: Features of Positive Development in Early Adolescence / Richard M. Lerner, Erin Phelps, Amy Alberts, Yulika Forman, Elise D. Christiansen 19

2 From Urban Girls to Resilient Women: Studying Adaptation Across Development in the Context of Adversity / Anne Shaffer, Brianna Coffino, Kristen Boelcke-Stennes, Ann S. Masten 53

Part II Safe Spaces Revisited

3 Makin' Homes: An Urban Girl Thing / Jennifer Pastor, Jennifer McCormick, Michelle Fine, Ruth Andolsen, Nora Friedman, Nikki Richardson, Tanzania Roach, Marina Tavarez 75

4 "They Are Like a Friend": Othermothers Creating Empowering, School-Based Community Living Rooms in Latina and Latino Middle Schools / Nancy Lopez, Chalane E. Lechuga 97

5 To Stay or to Leave? How Do Mentoring Groups Support Healthy Dating Relationships in High-Risk Girls? / Elizabeth Banister, Bonnie J. Leadbeater 121

6 Caring Connections: Mentoring Relationships in the Lives of Urban Girls / Jean E. Rhodes, Anita A. Davis, Leslie R. Prescott, Renee Spencer 142

7 Latina Girls: "We're Like Sisters-Most Times!" / Jill McLean Taylor, Carmen N. Veloria, Martina C. Verba 157

Part III Culture, Parents, and Protection

8 Changes in African American Mother-Daughter Relationships During Adolescence: Conflict, Autonomy, and Warmth / Catherine L. Costigan, Ana Mari Cauce, Kenyatta Etchison 177

9 The "Good" News and the "Bad" News: The "Americanization" of Hmong Girls / Stacey J. Lee 202

Part IV Resistance: Personal and Political

10 "Don't Die With Your Work Balled Up in Your Fists": Contesting Social Injustice Through Participatory Research / Maria Elena Torre, Michelle Fine, Natasha Alexander, Emily Genao 221

11 Uncovering Truths, Recovering Lives: Lessons of Resistance in the Socialization of Black Girls / Janie Victoria Ward 243

Part 5 Claiming Sexuality in Relationships: Taking Stock and Gaining Control

12 "If You Let Me Play...": Does High School Physical Activity Reduce Urban Young Adult Women's Sexual Risks? / Allison J. Tracy, Sumru Erkut 263

13 Condom Use Among Sexually Active Latina Girls in Alternative High Schools / Jill Denner, Karin Coyle 281

14 Girl-on-Girl Sexuality / Ritch C. Savin-Williams 301

Part 6 When Adversity Is Overwhelming-Then What?

15 Understanding Health Disparities Among Female Street Youth / Cecilia Benoit, Mikael Jansson, Murray Anderson 321

16 Businesswomen in Urban Life / Carl S. Taylor, Pamela R. Smith, Virgil A. Taylor 338.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814752128

0814752136

OCLC:

71126693

Publisher Number:

9780814752128

9780814752135