| Description |
ix, 367 p. ; 24 cm. |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Protecting and promoting adolescent rights : the contribution of international law and policy / Jean Zermatten -- Transitions to adulthood in contemporary Italy : balancing sociocultural differences and universal rights / Elena Rozzi -- The science of adolescent brain development and its implications for adolescent rights and responsibilites / Laurence Steinberg -- Building capability and functioning : reframing the rights agenda for adolescents through the lens of disability rights / Victor Pineda -- Adolescent social and emotional development : a developmental science perspective on adolescent human rights / Clea McNeely and Krishna Bose -- Poverty, armed conflict, and organized crime : the impact of violence on young people in Colombia / Christian Salazar Volkmann -- Coming of age in the context of war : reframing the approach to adolescent rights / Theresa S. Betancourt, Katrina Hann, and Moses Zombo -- Wings of the Phoenix : the legacy of violence for adolescents in postconflict reconstruction / Elizabeth Gibbons -- Adolescents in the Colombian armed conflict : recruitment realities and important lessons for their successful reintegration / Katie Naeve -- Young Arabs and evolving realities : linking social and economic rights / Jocelyn DeJong and Mary Kawar -- The challenges facing India in advancing secondary education attainment among adolescent girls / Orla Kelly and Elizabeth A. Newnham -- Rights and realities for vulnerable youth in urban Brazil : challenges in the transition to adulthood / Irene Rizzini and Malcolm Bush -- Youth unemployment : facing and overcoming obstables in partnership / Glaudine Mtshali -- Confined by narrow choices : the stories of Roma adolescents / Margareta Matache and David Mark -- Beginning in the middle : ending the exploitation of adolescents in India / Shantha Sinha -- Indian adolescence and its discontents : transformational solutions through education, skill development, and employment / Neera Burra -- Emerging from the shadows : adolescents with disabilities claim their rights under international law / Kerry Thompson. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Teenagers -- Social conditions.
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| Added Author |
Bhabha, Jacqueline.
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| ISBN |
9780812246315 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0812246314 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| UPC # |
40024050065 |
| OCLC # |
880757781 |
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