Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers. Qualitative Studies in Psychology.

Autor/in	Way, Niobe
Titel	Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers. Qualitative Studies in Psychology.
Quelle	(1998), (310 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-8147-9339-8
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Black Students; Case Studies; Family Influence; High Schools; Life Events; Minority Groups; Peer Relationship; Social Support Groups; Student Attitudes; Urban Schools; Urban Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; Oberschule; Ethnische Minderheit; Peer-Beziehungen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth
Abstract	Case studies of two urban adolescents interviewed over 3 years of high school show the complexities of life in the city for minority students and demonstrate the importance of supportive relationships in their lives. The chapters are: (1) "Interpreting Narratives"; (2) "A Study of Urban Youth"; (3) "Malcolm's Story"; (4) "Voice and Silence"; (5) "Desire and Betrayal in Friendships"; (6) "'I Never Put Anyone in Front of My Mother'"; (7) "Maintaining a 'Positive Attitude'/Fearing Death"; (8) "'Slacking Up' in School"; (9) "Racism, Sexism, and Difference"; and (10) "Eva's Story." Appendixes contain the interview protocol and a matrix of peer relationships. (Contains 192 references.) (SLD)
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Update	2004/1/01