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Author Schoon, Ingrid.

Title Risk and resilience : adaptations in changing times / by Ingrid Schoon.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 222 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cambridge books online.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-215) and index.
Contents Risk and resilience : definitions -- Towards a developmental-contextual systems model of adjustment -- Persisting inequalities in times of social change -- Selection, causation and cumulative risk effects -- Protective factors and processes -- Stability of early adjustment over time -- Personal goals and life plans -- Conclusions and outlook -- Implications of findings for interventions and social policy -- Appendix A : two British birth cohorts -- Appendix B : response rates and handling of missing data -- Appendix C : description of variables used in the study.
Summary Ingrid Schoon investigates the phenomenon of 'resilience', the ability to adjust positively to adverse conditions. She focuses on academic attainment among high and low risk individuals, but also considers behavioural adjustment, health and psychological well-being, as well as the stability of adjustment patterns.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Resilience (Personality trait)
Resilience (Personality trait)
Child development -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
Child development.
Great Britain.
Longitudinal method.
Children with social disabilities -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
Children with social disabilities.
Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Great Britain -- Longitudinal studies.
Children with social disabilities -- Education.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Longitudinal studies.
Other Form: Print version: Schoon, Ingrid. Risk and resilience. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521833744 0521541565 (DLC) 2005016926 (OCoLC)60705562
ISBN 9780511490132 (electronic book)
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0511168594 (electronic book)
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