{"product_id":"america-8242-s-youth-in-crisis-challenges-and-options-for-programs-and-policies-9780803970694","title":"America\u0026#8242;s Youth in Crisis: Challenges and Options for Programs and Policies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard M. Lerner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Stages - Adolescence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic underachievement, crime and violence. What can be done to tackle these growing problems?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of this thought-provoking book suggests the need to focus on young people's development in relation to specific features of the individual's environmental 'context' such as family, neighbourhood and culture. By effecting changes in these contexts, in the form of community programmes, researchers can test for differences in children's behaviour and development.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591691288727,"sku":"9780803970694","price":12827.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803970694.webp?v=1774974135","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/america-8242-s-youth-in-crisis-challenges-and-options-for-programs-and-policies-9780803970694","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}