This book aims to provide a critical reflection on existing epistemologies of ageing and alternatively, introduce post-structuralist insights to ag...

Scientific studies have shown that because children's bodies are still developing, they can be more vulnerable than adults to certain environmental...

Throughout the years, health research has focused mostly on urban and inner city subjects for various reasons. That focus has made our understandin...

Over the past 100 years, Congress has sought to prohibit acts of sexual abuse of minors and punish those who harm the nation's children. These effo...

While all child abuse is troubling, sexual abuse by school personnel raises particular concerns because of the trust placed in schools. Federal law...

This brief textbook provides a broad critical introduction to social theory in terms of its engagement with modernity and to a lesser extent, with ...

This book explores the concept of ageing and presents it in the disciplinary field entitled 'Social Gerontology'. The book examines key theories th...

When does a child learn to read? Many people might say, "in kindergarten or first grade". But researchers have told us something very important. Le...

Recent surveys suggest that while modern-day teenagers face many of the same problems as their predecessors of a generation ago, these problems may...

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides grants to states for a wide range of benefits, services, and activities tha...

This volume presents a survey of technological innovations that enhance both the learning processes and the living conditions of individuals who li...

Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According t...

One of the key issues in recent times in England is the inter-relationship between voluntary organisations and sustainability. It is very tempting ...

The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. This was the...

This book analyses the key issues inherent for the voluntary sector as it relates to the experiences of older people. The book reviews the major is...

Congress has long been concerned about the well-being of youth. The nation's future depends on young people today to leave school prepared for coll...

"Warrior Kids" is a pioneering programme that over the past 17 years has empowered thousands of children across New Zealand, many of them from chal...

Young People, Leisure and Place reports on cross-cultural research into the personal geographies of young people. It explores young people's leisur...

Youth development represents a complex set of individual transitions embedded in a particular socio-political environment, cultural context, and hi...

This book is based upon experiences from the "Stop Youth Suicide Campaign" (SYS), a community-based youth suicide prevention program, led by the Di...

Youth Transition in a Globalized Marketplace (YTGM) is based on the experiences of youth in a number of countries. The authors of this study are in...

Every time a young person is harmed by violence, our nation's future strength and growth are jeopardised. We are losing our next generation of youn...

This important book deals with the problem of youth violence by attacking it at the grass-roots level -- the community.