Thriving and spirituality among youth [electronic resource] : research perspectives and future possibilities / edited by Amy Eva Alberts Warren, Richard M. Lerner, Erin Phelps.

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Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.Description: xvi, 367 p. : illISBN:

9780470948309 (pbk.)
9781118099827 (e-book)
9781118099834 (e-book)
9781118092699 (obk.)
9781118099810 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

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204.0835 22

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BL625.47 .T47 2012eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. Biological contexts of positive youth development and spirituality -- pt. 2. Individual and psychological contexts of positive youth development and spirituality -- pt. 3. Social and cultural contexts of positive youth development and spirituality.

Summary: "Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster positive development during adolescence, including youth contributions to families and communities in civil society. The material draws on research conducted with various populations including immigrant Hispanic, Chinese, Israeli, and Muslim-American youth. Social workers and mental health professionals will find a new, developmentally rigorous data base for a science of "adolescent spirituality"-- Provided by publisher.

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"Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster positive development during adolescence, including youth contributions to families and communities in civil society. The material draws on research conducted with various populations including immigrant Hispanic, Chinese, Israeli, and Muslim-American youth. Social workers and mental health professionals will find a new, developmentally rigorous data base for a science of "adolescent spirituality"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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