Adolescent Diversity in Ethnic, Economic, and Cultural ContextsRaymond Montemayor, Gerald R. Adams, Thomas P. Gullotta This book summarizes and integrates theory and research on adolescents from a diversity of ethnic, economic, and geographic contexts. The book aims to present a more balanced picture of these understudied and misunderstood adolescents by focusing on positive, healthy development. |
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Ecological and Life Course Perspectives | 43 |
Opportunity and Challenge | 110 |
Healthy Adjustment in Mexican American | 141 |
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