Black Girls and Adolescents: Facing the Challenges

Black Girls and Adolescents: Facing the Challenges
ISBN-10
1440830541
ISBN-13
9781440830549
Category
Social Science
Pages
426
Language
English
Published
2015-03-03
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Catherine Fisher Collins

Description

This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black girls to show how America has failed them—and what can be done to make their lives better. • Provides the first research work on this topic • Covers health (physical, mental, and sexual), education, crime/criminal justice, and parenting as they affect black teen girls and adolescents • Features contributors from a broad range of fields, including psychology, biology, criminal justice, sociology, spirituality, law, medicine, and popular culture • Examines characteristics of at-risk girls and the lure of the "bad girl" image • Clarifies what parents/mentors and others can do to help these girls and teens live happy, healthy, more rewarding lives

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