Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Kaleidoscope of Adolescence: Experiences of the World's Youth at the Beginning of the 21st Century
- 2 Demographic Trends Affecting Youth Around the World
- 3 Adolescence in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Image Constructed from Africa's Triple Inheritance
- 4 Adolescence in India: Street Urchins or Silicon Valley Millionaires?
- 5 Adolescence in China and Japan: Adapting to a Changing Environment
- 6 Youth in Southeast Asia: Living Within the Continuity of Tradition and the Turbulence of Change
- 7 Arab Adolescents Facing the Future: Enduring Ideals and Pressures to Change
- 8 Adolescents in Russia: Surviving the Turmoil and Creating a Brighter Future
- 9 Adolescents in Latin America: Facing the Future with Skepticism
- 10 Adolescents in Western Countries in the 21st Century: Vast Opportunities – for All?
- 11 Adolescence in Global Perspective: An Agenda for Social Policy
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Kaleidoscope of Adolescence: Experiences of the World's Youth at the Beginning of the 21st Century
- 2 Demographic Trends Affecting Youth Around the World
- 3 Adolescence in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Image Constructed from Africa's Triple Inheritance
- 4 Adolescence in India: Street Urchins or Silicon Valley Millionaires?
- 5 Adolescence in China and Japan: Adapting to a Changing Environment
- 6 Youth in Southeast Asia: Living Within the Continuity of Tradition and the Turbulence of Change
- 7 Arab Adolescents Facing the Future: Enduring Ideals and Pressures to Change
- 8 Adolescents in Russia: Surviving the Turmoil and Creating a Brighter Future
- 9 Adolescents in Latin America: Facing the Future with Skepticism
- 10 Adolescents in Western Countries in the 21st Century: Vast Opportunities – for All?
- 11 Adolescence in Global Perspective: An Agenda for Social Policy
- Index
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- The World's YouthAdolescence in Eight Regions of the Globe, pp. 363 - 369Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002