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Youth Aggression and Violence

A Psychological Approach

By: Thomas G. Moeller

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Youth Aggression and Violence

A Psychological Approach

By: Thomas G. Moeller

The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and professionals who work with children and adolescents have had no concise or systematic survey of our current knowledge about causes and effective approaches to intervention and prevention on which to draw. Youth Aggression and Violence has filled the void. Comprehensive and readable, it: * utilizes theory and research from the developmental psychology of "normal" children and adolescents, as well as material on "abnormal" forms of development, such as disruptive behavior disorders and juvenile delinquency; * situates youthful aggression and violence within the overall framework of children's moral development; * integrates quantitative research with carefully considered qualitative research and case studies; * discusses the genetic and biological underpinnings of youthful aggression, as well as family and social factors related to antisocial behavior; * emphasizes cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes involved in youth aggression and violence; * provides in-depth coverage of juvenile killers and school violence; * examines female aggression and violence in a variety of contexts; and * critically examines a number of questions frequently discussed in conjunction with youth violence, such as media violence, firearm accessibility, and the relationship between self-esteem and aggression.

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Routledge

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1135653607

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Managing to Make It

Urban Families and Adolescent Success

By: Frank F. Furstenberg,Thomas D. Cook,Jacquelynne Eccles,Glen H. Elder Jr.

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Managing to Make It

Urban Families and Adolescent Success

By: Frank F. Furstenberg,Thomas D. Cook,Jacquelynne Eccles,Glen H. Elder Jr.

One of the myths about families in inner-city neighborhoods is that they are characterized by poor parenting. Sociologist Frank Furstenberg and his colleagues explode this and other misconceptions about success, parenting, and socioeconomic advantage in Managing to Make It. This unique study—the first in the MacArthur Foundation Studies on Successful Adolescent Development series—focuses on how and why youth are able to overcome social disadvantages. Based on nearly 500 interviews and case studies of families in inner-city Philadelphia, Managing to Make It lays out in detail the creative means parents use to manage risks and opportunities in their communities. More importantly, it also depicts the strategies parents develop to steer their children away from risk and toward resources that foster positive development and lead to success. "Indispensible to anyone concerned about breaking the cycle of poverty and helplessness among at-risk adolescents, this book has a readable, graphic style easily grasped by those unfamiliar with statistical techniques." —Library Journal

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University of Chicago Press

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0226273938

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Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

By: Thomas D. Morris

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Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

By: Thomas D. Morris

This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas Morris clearly shows, racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions or guidelines. Specifically, he demonstrates that there was no coherent body of law that dealt solely with slaves. Instead, more general legal rules concerning inheritance, mortgages, and transfers of property coexisted with laws pertaining only to slaves. According to Morris, southern lawmakers and judges struggled to reconcile a social order based on slavery with existing English common law (or, in Louisiana, with continental civil law.) Because much was left to local interpretation, laws varied between and even within states. In addition, legal doctrine often differed from local practice. And, as Morris reveals, in the decades leading up to the Civil War, tensions mounted between the legal culture of racial slavery and the competing demands of capitalism and evangelical Christianity.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807864307

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The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism

Religious Revivalism in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670–1760

By: Thomas J. Little

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The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism

Religious Revivalism in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670–1760

By: Thomas J. Little

During the late seventeenth century, a heterogeneous mixture of Protestant settlers made their way to the South Carolina lowcountry from both the Old World and elsewhere in the New. Representing a hodgepodge of European religious traditions, they shaped the foundations of a new and distinct plantation society in the British-Atlantic world. The Lords Proprietors of Carolina made vigorous efforts to recruit Nonconformists to their overseas colony by granting settlers considerable freedom of religion and liberty of conscience. Codified in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, this toleration ultimately attracted a substantial number of settlers of many and varying Christian denominations. In The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism, Thomas J. Little refutes commonplace beliefs that South Carolina grew spiritually lethargic and indifferent to religion in the colonial era. Little argues that pluralism engendered religious renewal and revival, which developed further after Anglicans in the colony secured legal establishment for their church. The Carolina colony emerged at the fulcrum of an international Protestant awakening that embraced a more emotional, individualistic religious experience and helped to create a transatlantic evangelical movement in the mid-eighteenth century. Offering new perspectives on both early American history and the religious history of the colonial South, The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism charts the regional spread of early evangelicalism in the too-often neglected South Carolina lowcountry—the economic and cultural center of the lower southern colonies. Although evangelical Christianity has long been and continues to be the dominant religion of the American South, historians have traditionally described it as a comparatively late-flowering development in British America. Reconstructing the history of religious revivalism in the lowcountry and placing the subject firmly within an Atlantic world context, Little demonstrates that evangelical Christianity had much earlier beginnings in prerevolutionary southern society than historians have traditionally recognized.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1611172756

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America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference

By: Sharon L. Nichols,Thomas L. Good

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America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference

By: Sharon L. Nichols,Thomas L. Good

The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults. Recognizing that many teenagers are left by adults to socialize themselves and the consequences of this "careless indifference," the authors' goal is to influence a more positive view leading to stronger social policies and better services, resources, and programs to meet the needs of America's youth. Unique features of America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities: Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference include: *powerful analytic lenses used to revisit typical depictions of youth; *a wealth of information brought to bear on understanding teenagers' behavior; and *consideration of a broad range of adolescent behaviors across critical socializing settings. The book begins with a discussion of the continuing myth of adolescence--how and why youth are devalued, and an overview of current beliefs about youth drawn from two 1990s Public Agenda Polls. This is followed by chapters on youth and the media, and the pressures that youth face in various dimensions of their lives. Topics include youth violence; the sex lives of teenagers; tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and teens; healthy living and decision making; working teens; and youth and education. The concluding chapter pulls together themes generated throughout the book and provides examples of policies that would underscore the value of viewing youth as a social investment. General guidelines are provided for teachers, parents, policymakers, and citizens to facilitate responding to youth in meaningful, proactive ways that improve the quality of life for teenagers and the broader society.

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Routledge

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1135615942

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Systems Neuroscience in Depression

By: Thomas Frodl

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Systems Neuroscience in Depression

By: Thomas Frodl

Systems Neuroscience in Depression provides a comprehensive overview of the normal and depressed brain processes as studied from a systems neuroscience perspective. Systems neuroscience uses a wide variety of approaches to study how networks of neurons form the bases of higher brain function. A broad overview is discussed starting with a background from neurodevelopment and neural understanding as well as novel treatment approaches for depression. This book covers basic developmental aspects and depressive psychopathology, as well as the basic scientific background from animal models and experimental research. Current advances in systems neuroscience are highlighted in studies from child and adolescent psychiatry. Integrated approaches are presented with regards to genetics, neuroimaging and neuroinflammation as well as neuroendocrinology. The field of systems and network neuroscience is evolving rapidly and this book provides a greatly needed resource for researchers and practitioners in systems neuroscience and psychiatry. - Knowledge covering the whole life span from early to later life - Comprehensively written chapters developing from molecules via epigenetics and neural circuits to clinical neuroscience - Understanding the neurobiology of major depressive disorder - Integrating stress and environmental factors with molecular underpinnings - More than 25 illustrations and tables

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Academic Press

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0128026286

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Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior

A Family-centered Approach

By: Thomas J. Dishion,Kate Kavanagh

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Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior

A Family-centered Approach

By: Thomas J. Dishion,Kate Kavanagh

This book presents a multilevel intervention and prevention program for at-risk adolescents and their families. Grounded in over 15 years of important clinical and developmental research, the Adolescent Transitions Program (ATP) has been nationally recognized as a best practice for strengthening families and reducing adolescent substance use and antisocial behavior. The major focus is to support parents' skills and motivation to reduce adolescent problem behavior and promote success. Spelling out the why, what, and how of this proactive, culturally informed intervention, the volume provides a solid scientific framework and all of the materials needed to implement the program in school or community settings. Included are illustrative case examples and an appendix featuring reproducible handouts and forms.

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Guilford Press

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1572308745

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Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church

2006 Edition

By: Thomas Edward Frank

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Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church

2006 Edition

By: Thomas Edward Frank

Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist polity and theology addresses ways in which historical developments have shaped--and continue to shape--the organization of the church. This revised edition incorporates the actions of The United Methodist General Conference, 2004. The book discusses continuing reforms of the church's plan for baptism and church membership, as well as the emergence of deacon's orders and other changes to ordained ministry procedures. The text is now cross-referenced to the Book of Discipline, 2004, including the revised order of disciplinary chapters and paragraph numbering. Denominational statistics are updated, along with references to recent works on The United Methodist Church and American religious life.

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Abingdon Press

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0687335310

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Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 4

Voices from the Tavern, 1500-1800

By: Thomas E Brennan,B Ann Tlusty,Beat Kumin,David Hancock,Michelle McDonald

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Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 4

Voices from the Tavern, 1500-1800

By: Thomas E Brennan,B Ann Tlusty,Beat Kumin,David Hancock,Michelle McDonald

This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040249361

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History of Saint Louis City and County, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men

Vol. I Part. 2

By: John Thomas Scharf

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History of Saint Louis City and County, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men

Vol. I Part. 2

By: John Thomas Scharf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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3385321476

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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 39

13 November 1802 to 3 March 1803

By: Thomas Jefferson

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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 39

13 November 1802 to 3 March 1803

By: Thomas Jefferson

This volume opens on 13 November 1802, when Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 3 March 1803, the final day of his second year as president. The central issue of these months is the closing of the right of deposit at New Orleans, an act that threatens the economic wellbeing of Westerners. Jefferson asks his old friend Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to remind the French government of the strong friendship between the two nations. To disarm the political opposition, the president sends James Monroe, who is respected by the Federalists, to Europe as a special envoy to work with Robert Livingston in negotiating the dispute with France. Jefferson proposes a "bargain" that will result in the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. In a confidential message to Congress, Jefferson seeks $2,500 to send a small party of men to explore the Missouri River. Congress concurs, and Jefferson's secretary Meriwether Lewis will lead the expedition. Settling the boundaries with Native American lands is a major theme of the volume. In reality, "settling" results in major cessions of Indian lands to the American government. During the months of this volume Jefferson never leaves the capital, even for a brief sojourn at Monticello. He does, however, enjoy a visit of six weeks from his daughters and two of his grandchildren. They participate in Washington society, capture the affection of Margaret Bayard Smith, and brighten Jefferson's days.

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Princeton University Press

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1400845262

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The New Spirituality

By: Dave Hunt,Thomas A. McMahon

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The New Spirituality

By: Dave Hunt,Thomas A. McMahon

Through a blend of Eastern mysticism and Western psychology, the multi-billion dollar mystical marketplace promises to meet man's spiritual and material needs. Even regular church-going faithful, who once opposed the New Age Movement, have become enthusiastic participants in this marriage of science and religion.

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1565071212

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Book's by Thomas J. McCord

Youth Aggression and Violence

Youth Aggression and Violence

Managing to Make It

Managing to Make It

Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism

The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism

America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Systems Neuroscience in Depression

Systems Neuroscience in Depression

Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior

Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior

Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church

Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church

Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 4

Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 4

History of Saint Louis City and County, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men

History of Saint Louis City and County, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 39

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 39

The New Spirituality

The New Spirituality

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