Children in Danger: Coping with the Consequences of Community Violence

Children in Danger: Coping with the Consequences of Community Violence
ISBN-10
0787946540
ISBN-13
9780787946548
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
1998-09-11
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Authors
James Garbarino, Nancy Dubrow, Kathleen Kostelny

Description

Childhood is ideally a time of safety, marked by freedom from the economic, sexual, and political demands that later become part of adult life. For many children, however, particularly those who live in our inner cities, childhood is increasingly a time of danger. In the urban war zones of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., children grow up with firsthand knowledge of terror and violence. This book examines the threat to childhood development posed by living amid chronic community violence. Most importantly, it shows caregiving adults such as teachers, psychologists, social workers, and counselors how they can work together to help children while they are still children--before they become angry, aggressive adults.

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