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This is an annotated guide to young adult literature, organised into specific problem areas: alienation and identity; disabilities; homosexuality; divorced and single parents; adopted and foster families; abuse; eating disorders; alcohol and drugs; poverty; dropouts; and other problems.

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The authors conclude that the majority of families and their adopted children are well integrated into society and that the adoptees now, as adolescents, do not see themselves as any less black than their in-racially raised peers.

Chapters 1 and 2 examine the historical and legal background of transracial adoption.

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An in-depth analysis of the contexts of Black youth socialization with emphasis on the intragroup variations in the circumstances, behavior, and experiences of those youth.

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An in-depth analysis of the contexts of Black youth socialization with emphasis on the intragroup variations in the circumstances, behavior, and experiences of those youth.

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While the lives of children were generally included in historical narratives of the country, a focus specifically on children allows the reader to more fully understand the central place of family in the economic and social development of a nation.

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Given the events of recent times, Weaver also shifts from examining how Soviet young people learned communism to considering how they unlearn communism.

Her first-hand account is based on her travels and her study in the Soviet Union and in Russia and the other fourteen republics.

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In this pioneering and important book, Philippe Aries surveys children and their place in family life from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century.

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Heading to school for her very first day, Charlie Mae knows she will seem much different from the other kids. Hopeful they will notice she's not so different after all, will Charlie make new friends Will her classmates be kind even though she seems different Let's find out!

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This engagingly written compendium is packed with humorous, dramatic, surprising, and inspiring facts about the past, present, and future of children and childhood.

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This topical book comprehensively draws together diverse perspectives from key leaders in the field to address critical issues for children in relation to their rights, welfare and protection at a critical time in Ireland. -- .

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According to Linn, corporate marketing has become a societal problem as complex and harmful as racism or pollution, and is so pervasive that it should be tackled by public policy rather than leaving things solely to beleaguered parents.

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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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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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Rich in detail, this work tells the story, often through the words of children themselves, of young people not only as part of the broader changes that have swept American life but as initiators of change in our everyday life, work and play, institutions and values.

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Unintentional injuries (car crashes, drowning, burns) are a leading cause of death to young children. Child abuse, infectious diseases and food poisoning also affect children under five. This bibliography provides information useful to those who care for or are responsible for young children.

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This reference summarizes and overviews current research on adolescence in 31 countries from around the world.

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A quantitative analysis of the situation of Ireland's children during the famine era (1841-1861), this study utilizes census data to construct a series of indices to measure the quality of life for children in each of Ireland's 32 counties.

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Just Like You is a story for generations. It is meant to create a bridge, opening conversations about how we can include and share life's special moments with all people, regardless of how we experience life and each other.

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A collection of articles, this book focuses on the child-rearing and educational practices of the Kibbutz and their effect on children. The topics covered include motherhood, family relationships, sleeping arrangements, elementary school children and adolescence.