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Worth More Than This: Young People Growing Up in Family Poverty

Debi Roker

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Description:Young people and poverty conjure up images of homelessness and estrangement from family, but what of the young people who live at home in poverty? By detailing the plight of these young people, this report fills an important omission in the current literature.Based on interviews with 60 young people aged 13-18, Worth More Than This describes the impact of poverty on their physical and psychological health, social lives, relationships, criminal behaviour, education and aspirations. It highlights differences in their experiences of poverty according to age, gender, family composition and geographical location. strong themes emerge, including the role of many of the young people as carers in the family, their key contribution to family finances, and the importance of family relationships as a buffer against the damaging effects of poverty.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worth More Than This: Young People Growing Up in Family Poverty. To get started finding Worth More Than This: Young People Growing Up in Family Poverty, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 80

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Children's Society

Release: 1998

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Description: Young people and poverty conjure up images of homelessness and estrangement from family, but what of the young people who live at home in poverty? By detailing the plight of these young people, this report fills an important omission in the current literature.Based on interviews with 60 young people aged 13-18, Worth More Than This describes the impact of poverty on their physical and psychological health, social lives, relationships, criminal behaviour, education and aspirations. It highlights differences in their experiences of poverty according to age, gender, family composition and geographical location. strong themes emerge, including the role of many of the young people as carers in the family, their key contribution to family finances, and the importance of family relationships as a buffer against the damaging effects of poverty.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worth More Than This: Young People Growing Up in Family Poverty. To get started finding Worth More Than This: Young People Growing Up in Family Poverty, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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