Research Catalog

Title

Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities / Peter Seaman ... [et al].

Author

Seaman, Peter

Publication

London : National Children's Bureau for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Description

vii, 96 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

"This report is based on two linked studies, which examined the experiences and perspectives of parents and children living in disadvantaged communities in the west of Scotland and highlights their points of view on the stresses and risks they face and the ways in which they deal with them."--Book jacket.

Series Statement

Parenting in practice

Uniform Title

Parenting in practice

Subject

• Parenting > Study and teaching > Great Britain
• Poor families > Great Britain
• Minorities > Services for > Great Britain
• Family services > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- 1. What we know from previous research -- 2. Design of the studies -- 3. Children's and parents' perceptions of their local area -- 4. Money work and family life -- 5. Keeping young people safe and the role of discipline -- 6. Children's accounts of the negotiation of safety and risk in their communities -- 7. Community, support and social capital -- 8. Hopes and aspirations -- 9. Parenting in high-risk communities and promoting young people's resilience.

ISBN

1904787703

OCLC

• 64587411
• SCSB-11903864

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library