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

Other author Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross, 1950-
Other author Way, Niobe, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxvi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction : Urban girls : building strengths, creating momentum / Bonnie J. Leadbeater -- The many faces of urban girls : features of positive development in early adolescence / Richard M. Lerner ... [et al.] -- From urban girls to resilient women : studying adaptation across development in the context of adversity / Anne Shaffer ... [et al.] -- Makin' homes : an urban girl thing / Jennifer Pastor, Jennifer McCormick and Michelle Fine ... [et al.] -- "They are like a friend" : Othermothers creating empowering, school-based community living rooms in Latina and Latino middle schools / Nancy López and Chalane E. Lechuga -- To stay or to leave? How do mentoring groups support healthy dating relationships in high-risk girls? / Elizabeth Banister and Bonnie J. Leadbeater -- Caring connections : mentoring relationships in the lives of urban girls / Jean E. Rhodes ... [et al.] -- Latina girls : 'we're like sisters--most times!' / Jill McLean Taylor, Carmen N. Veloria, and Martina C. Verba -- Changes in African-American mother-daughter relationships during adolescence : conflict, autonomy, and warmth / Catherine L. Costigan, Ana Mari Cauce and Kenyatta Etchison -- The "good" news and the "bad" news : the "americanization" of Hmong girls / Stacey J. Lee -- "Don't die with your work balled up in your fists" : contesting social injustice through participatory research / María Elena Torre ... [et al.] -- Uncovering truths, recovering lives : lessons of resistance in the socialization of Black girls / Janie Victoria Ward -- "If you let me play..." : does high school physical activity reduce urban young adult women's sexual risks? / Allison J. Tracy and Sumru Erkut -- Condom use among sexually active Latina girls in alternative high schools / Jill Denner and Karin Coyle -- Girl-on-girl sexuality / Ritch C. Savin-Williams -- Understanding health disparities among female street youth / Cecilia Benoit, Mikael Jansson, and Murray Anderson -- Businesswomen in urban life / Carl S. Taylor, Pamela R. Smith and Virgil A. Taylor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006026373
ISBN9780814752128 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814752128 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814752135 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0814752136 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV1431 .U734 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold