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Cultural and Contextual Perspectives on Developmental Risk and Well-being
Jacob A. Burack (Ed.)
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Description for Cultural and Contextual Perspectives on Developmental Risk and Well-being
hardcover. Providing insight into developmental well-being, this volume examines outcomes of various types of risk in relation to culture and context. Editor(s): Burack, Jacob A.; Schmidt, Louis A. Series: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Knowledge and Development. Num Pages: 300 pages, 17 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Developmental risk refers to conditions, characteristics, experiences, or situations with potentially deleterious effects that lead to outcomes later in life that do not meet societal expectations. While risk is typically framed as the statistical probability of a problematic outcome in relation to the general population, the converse notion of well-being is considered in relation to the level of functioning at a given developmental stage. The contributors to this volume provide insight into developmental well-being by examining the ways that culture and context affect outcomes associated with various types of risk, such as those related to oppression, academic performance, family background, ... Read more
Developmental risk refers to conditions, characteristics, experiences, or situations with potentially deleterious effects that lead to outcomes later in life that do not meet societal expectations. While risk is typically framed as the statistical probability of a problematic outcome in relation to the general population, the converse notion of well-being is considered in relation to the level of functioning at a given developmental stage. The contributors to this volume provide insight into developmental well-being by examining the ways that culture and context affect outcomes associated with various types of risk, such as those related to oppression, academic performance, family background, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Knowledge and Development
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107008854
SKU
V9781107008854
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About Jacob A. Burack (Ed.)
Jacob A. Burack is a Professor of School Psychology and Human Development in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, Montréal and a researcher at Hôpital Rivières-des-Prairies in Montréal, Canada. He is also the founder and director of the McGill Youth Study Team. Along with his colleagues and students, he studies and works with a variety of ... Read more
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