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Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang activity in that country;

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Teens in European countries have a number of similarities. American teens will find a special interest in the region, as it is the region in the world most similar to their own culture.

Each chapter covers a country in the region, and is written by a native of that country.

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Teens in Latin America and the Caribbean generally face a difficult path to adulthood. Teen Life in Latin America and the Caribbean allows U.S. teens to understand the unique challenges and opportunities of teens in 15 Latin American or Caribbean countries.

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This detailed, exhaustively documented account shows how and why just about everyone in today's teen pregnancy debate is wrong-often disastrously so.

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This is a comprehensive statement about adolescent development, identity formation, and treatment.

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Tommy is a new tooth fairy, trying to find his place among the other fairies. He's not very good at his job. It's not until he meets a special little boy named Jimmy that he understands what it truly means to be a tooth fairy. Through his new friend Jimmy; Tommy learns what empathy means and being kind to others is truly about.

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Based on three years' fieldwork with a group of Bangladeshi young men in inner-city London, this book attempts to explore the mythologies and realities of contemporary Asian youth experience.

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Based on three years' fieldwork with a group of Bangladeshi young men in inner-city London, this book attempts to explore the mythologies and realities of contemporary Asian youth experience.

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"Newly updated and trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elder and plan for the future"--

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The first comprehensive account of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in Ireland -- .

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This innovative and interdisciplinary collection of essays considers examples of monstrous children since the 16th century to the present, spanning real-life and popular culture, to exhibit the manifestation of the Western cultural anxiety around the problematic, anomalous child as naughty, dangerous, or just plain evil.

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Other topics added to this edition include the proposed new way of measuring poverty, new economic implications of demographic aging, the concept of `productive aging', an update on reverse annuity mortgages, hybrid pension plans and pension privatization, and current information on Social Security.

(Hardback, 7th Revised edition)

Other topics added to this edition include the proposed new way of measuring poverty, new economic implications of demographic aging, the concept of `productive aging', an update on reverse annuity mortgages, hybrid pension plans and pension privatization, and current information on Social Security.

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This study looks into how children learn about the 'first R'raceand challenges the current assumptions with case-study examples from three child-care centers. Parents and teachers will find this remarkable study reveals that the answer to how children learn about race might be more startling than could be imagined.

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This text examines all aspects of administering services to older adults. The authors surveyed practising administrators over a two-year period and address a variety of topics including leadership styles, management techniques, ethical issues and community relations.

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Shows that the experiences of depression-era children help us understand the course of 1930s as well as the history of American childhood.

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The next set of chapters contains entries on images of the older adult in different print media, including literature, newspapers, greeting cards, and magazines. A final set of chapters considers the depiction of older adults in non-print media, such as music, film, and television.

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The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties helps parents pinpoint weak executive functions in their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome these deficits with practical, easy solutions.

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Using the profiles of women living in a retirement community, the author explores the information and social worlds of aging women. The role that information professionals can play in bringing information to populations such as the one examined here adds insight to the studies of information use and user needs.

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Simple and practical strategies for overcoming forgetfulness and learning how to 'keep your marbles'. This book is based on a survey of people's concerns that shows if you forget names and things you meant to do, you're in good company! It examines how memory works and why it sometimes lets us down...