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This book analyzes figurations of childhood in contemporary culture and politics focusing on critical childhood studies. Looking at critical discussions of the ideological, symbolic and affective roles that children play in contemporary societies suggest that they are often the locus of larger societal crises, and unspoken prohibitions and taboos.

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This book analyzes figurations of childhood in contemporary culture and politics focusing on critical childhood studies. Looking at critical discussions of the ideological, symbolic and affective roles that children play in contemporary societies suggest that they are often th...

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In this study, chapter authors examine the growth of gerontology as a discipline, the phenomenon of ageism as a socio-cultural concept, identity politics in which older persons are perceived as belonging to a subculture, and images of the older body in cultural perspective.

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The countries selected represent a wide range of social, political, geographic, and economic conditions, and ten new countries are included in this edition.

Each chapter provides current information on the unique features of the country profiled;

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Presents the author's journey into youth culture, meeting and speaking to hundreds of kids on the way. This work gives an insight into understanding a generation gap that has never been so wide. Confronting crime, underage sex, and more, he finds that this disconnection from what adults understand to be real is creating a radical youth culture.

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Young, non-verbal and aggressive adolescent boys often feel constricted within their family environment, swinging between explosive outbursts and sullen monosyllabic exchanges. This book presents an approach that allows parents and others to take a key role in shaping this (mis)understanding of adolescent children.

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This book examines claims that aging populations will create serious economic problems for various nations.

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A review of risk instruments used in adult protective services and non-adult protective services settings forms the basis of chapter five, and chapter six outlines a proposed risk assessment model, specially designed for elder-serving human service professionals.

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An analysis of provider-, environment-, client- and societal-based obstacles to the empowerment of frail elderly persons in a philosophical framework of social values. It features international case studies which provide examples of the feasibility of achieving real empowerment.

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This investigative report focuses mainly on the historical and current labor law violations, patterns of human trafficking, and exploitation of minors and includes recommendations for improvement.

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Gathering together in a structured curriculum of seminars and discussion groups and calling themselves the University of the Third Age, the elders intellectually reexamine the spectrum of sociocultural and epistemological principles starting with basics.

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This bibliography provides a broad yet concise overview of available resources in gerontological social work. The first chapter contains a listing of general works, particularly books and articles that address aging from a social work perspective.

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As the population continues to age, gerontological research will become increasingly important and library holdings in gerontology and geriatrics will be in great demand. This valuable reference discusses the history of gerontology and geriatrics libraries in the United States and Canada and profiles their holdings.

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Seeking to understand adolescents as social actors, this work considers the benefits and drawbacks of the debating experience. It analyzes the training of debaters in rapid-fire speech, rules of logical argumentation, the strategic use of evidence, and how this training instills the core values of such American institutions as law and politics.

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An exploration of the fascinating and controversial history of girls' education in America from the colonial era to the computer age.

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This sixth installment in the Seal Studies series addresses the socialization of girls in today's society and the media's influence on gender norms

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This annotated bibliography on the elderly aims to provide social workers, counsellors, group facilitators, activity directors, researchers and other mental health professionals, with a compilation of references found in the group work literature.

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Growing up in Latin America is a collection of essays centered on the representation of the political and historical agency of children and youth within the sociohistorical panorama of Latin American countries during the 20th and 21st centuries. Questions of gender, migration, ...