Nowhere to grow : homeless and runaway adolescents and their families /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitbeck, Les B.
Other Authors:	Hoyt, Dan R., 1949-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Aldine de Grutyer, ©1999.
Series:	Social institutions and social change
Subjects:	Homeless youth > United States. Runaway teenagers > United States. Runaway teenagers > Family relationships > United States. Dysfunctional families > United States. Dysfunctional families. Homeless youth. Runaway teenagers. United States.

Table of Contents:

Society's forgotten children. Runaway and homeless adolescents in America
The Midwest Homeless and Runaway Adolescent Project
The family lives of runaway and homeless adolescents. The early lives of runaways
Troubled generations
Getting along at home: the parent/caretaker-child relationship
Taking chances: adolescents on their own. Getting along: the social networks of runaway adolescents
Getting by: survival strategies of runaway adolescents
Getting it on: sexuality, risky sex, and pregnancy
Getting hurt: victimization and trauma on the streets
Nowhere to grow: the developmental consequences of running away. Internalization problems among runaway and homeless adolescents
Substance use and externalization problems among runaway adolescents
A risk-amplification developmental model for runaway and homeless adolescents
Growing up on society's margins.

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