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Jorquez, Jaime S. – 1983
Chicano youth violence (CYV) is a serious problem, progressively more generalized and vicious and increasingly involving girls and children as assailants and also attacks on old people, whites and Mexican nationals. Becoming romanticized and institutionalized into a subculture, CYV is an important factor in the destruction of authentic Chicano…
Descriptors: Airports, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Hawkins, Darnell F. – 1996
This document critically reviews the empirical evidence and theories that have emerged to document and explain ethnic, racial, and class differences in the rate of adolescent involvement in interpersonal violence. In the first section, recent data are presented on the incidence of violence among adolescents in the United States as documented in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, American Indians, Black Students
Taylor, Ronald D. – 1998
The association between mothers' perceptions of their neighborhoods in terms of crime, physical deterioration, and the availability of important resources and adolescent adjustment in the areas of self-reliance, self-esteem, problem behavior, and psychological distress was studied. Adolescent participants were 37 males and 48 females, all of whom…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Blacks, Crime
Bownes, Donna; Ingersoll, Sarah – 1997
Through Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs (Community Prevention Grants), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) allocated $20 million in fiscal year 1997 to states to complement law enforcement and justice system efforts by helping local communities foster strong families and nurture…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth
White, Rob – 1998
The presence of young people in public spaces and the types of activities in which they engage have generated considerable debate and discussion in Australia in recent years. This guide provides brief descriptions of a range of public space projects that have been undertaken in Australia. The aim is to outline the key elements of a youth-friendly…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Foreign Countries, Leisure Time, Models
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Ferrell, Jeff – Youth & Society, 1995
Explores the ways in which producers of contemporary urban graffiti resist the increasing segregation and control of urban environments, and shows how graffiti participants undermine efforts at control. Data come from four years of field work in Denver (Colorado) and research in other cities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Crime, Economic Factors, Ethnic Groups, Field Studies
Dobrin, Adam, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This handbook assembles, in one volume, the latest data on violence in a logically ordered and well-documented format that draws on published and unpublished sources of information about violence in the United States and its major divisions. Five topical chapters deal with aspects of violence and its consequences. Chapter 1 describes patterns of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Costs, Death, Economic Factors
Lusane, Clarence – 1997
Race is only one of the prisms through which to examine the political and social life of Americans, but it is one in which there has been insufficient determination of contemporary dynamics. For this discussion, the most important issue is the debate within the black community regarding the nature and causes of the crisis facing African Americans…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Conservatism, Elementary Secondary Education
Do, Hien Duc – 1999
The New American Series is designed for high school and general readers who want to know more about immigrant groups. This volume explores the history of Vietnamese immigration and analyzes the struggles of Vietnamese Americans to make a better future. Both minor economic success and serious problems are detailed. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1997
In 1995, the Jobs Initiative, an 8-year, six-site demonstration project, was launched to attempt to improve access to family-supporting jobs for disadvantaged young adults in the inner city. The Jobs Initiative is providing seed money to develop and implement job strategies in six cities: Denver (Colorado); Milwaukee (Wisconsin); New Orleans…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Employment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Financial Support
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Mahiri, Jabari – Social Justice, 1997
Presents and discusses the "street scripts" of five African American urban high school and college students, writings that reflect personal perspectives on urban life and crime. These young people know that their lives, desires, and dreams are quite different from those that have been constructed in the public spaces of politics and the…
Descriptors: Black Youth, College Students, Crime, High School Students
Swisher, Karin L., Ed. – 1997
Many commentators have expressed alarm over the increase in the number of single-parent families in the United States over the past four decades. The growth in single-parent families has been fueled by a rise in the number of out-of-wedlock births. Whether children are more likely to suffer social and economic problems when raised by one parent…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Crime, Divorce, Economically Disadvantaged
Blaser, John, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document provides a compilation of information presented at the "Cause for Applause" conference sponsored by the Urban Education Network of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) and the Chicago (Illinois) public schools. The first section, "Strategies for Urban School Improvement," describes programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Conferences, Educational Change
Homes for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY. – 1998
In order to increase the knowledge base on the public policy issues pertaining to family homelessness, Columbia University and the Institute for Children & Poverty designed and implemented an extensive survey on the demographics of homeless families. Data on more than 140 variables were collected from 743 homeless heads-of-households in the spring…
Descriptors: Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics
Huber, Louis V. – 1989
This paper describes an agency working with children, teenagers, and families in inner-city St. Louis neighborhoods. Its programs included all the social work specializations--casework, community development, and group work--which interacted in a holistic approach. Poverty was one common denominator among all the neighborhoods served. Youth clubs…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Experiential Learning, Outdoor Activities, Outdoor Education
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