Resilience and vulnerability : adaptation in the context of childhood adversities / edited by Suniya S. Luthar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luthar, Suniya S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Resilience (Personality trait) in children.

Adaptability (Psychology) in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 574 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Resilience & Vulnerability

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Integrated in this book are contributions from leading scientists who have each studied children's adjustment across risks common in contemporary society. Chapters in the first half of the book focus on risks emanating from the family; chapters in the second half focus on risks stemming from the wider community. All contributors have explicitly addressed a common set of core themes, including the criteria they used to judge 'resilience' within particular risk settings, the major factors that predict resilience in these settings; the limits to resilience (vulnerabilities coexisting with manifest success); and directions for interventions. In the concluding chapter, the editor integrates evidence presented through all preceding chapters to distill (a) substantive considerations for future research, and (b) salient directions for interventions and social policies, based on accumulated research knowledge.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 A Resilience Framework for Research, Policy, and Practice; PART I FAMILIAL ADVERSITIES; Part II EXOSYSTEMIC AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC RISKS; PART III COMMENTARIES; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13140-5

1-280-43361-2

0-511-61578-7

0-511-18102-7

0-511-06382-2

0-511-20525-2

0-511-30808-6

0-511-07228-7

OCLC:

171136220