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Download full textBarbarin, Oscar; Christian, Marcelle – 1997
This paper describes a study of African-American families (N=10) that have one son in placement in a youth facility. The paper investigates the social context of behavioral problems among these Detroit youth, exploring the challenges faced by low-income minority families. Participants in the study described critical events in their lives, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Blacks
Peer reviewedle Roux, Johann; Smith, Cheryl Sylvia – Adolescence, 1998
The police, court officials, social workers, and the public in general perceive street children negatively: their behavior is deemed deviant. This paper examines the concept of deviance as a label placed on the powerless by those in positions of power. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
