Jessor, Richard
Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context
1. Introduction to the Volume
Richard Jessor
Part I. Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context of Disadvantage
2. “Making It” Among At-Risk Youth: The Role of the Social Context
Richard Jessor
3. Problem Behavior Theory and Success Despite Disadvantage
Richard Jessor, Mark S. Turbin, Frances M. Costa
4. Social Context Protection and Risk in Adolescent Behavior and Development
Frances M. Costa, Richard Jessor, Mark S. Turbin, Qi Dong, Hongchuan Zhang, Changhai Wang
5. Neighborhood Variation and Successful Adolescent Development
Richard Jessor
6. Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Problem Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert P. Ndugwa, Caroline W. Kabiru, John Cleland, Donatien Beguy, Thaddeus Egondi, Eliya M. Zulu, Richard Jessor
7. Successful Adolescence in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Caroline W. Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Robert P. Ndugwa, Eliya M. Zulu, Richard Jessor
8. Problem Behavior Theory and the Transition to Adulthood in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Thaddaeus Egondi, Caroline Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Kanyiva Muindi, Richard Jessor
Part II. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Engaging the Social Context
9. The Perceived Environment as Social Context
Richard Jessor, Shirley L. Jessor
10. The Perceived Environment and the Psychological Situation
Richard Jessor
11. Engaging Subjectivity in Understanding Individual Differences
Richard Jessor
12. Explaining Behavior and Development in the Language of Psychology
Richard Jessor
13. The Perceived Environment in Personality Variation
Richard Jessor
14. Continuity in Psychosocial Change from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Richard Jessor
15. Restoring Context and Meaning in Social Inquiry: The Reach of Qualitative Methods
Richard Jessor
16. The Transdisciplinary Nature of Contemporary Behavioral Science
Richard Jessor
17. The Cross-National Generality of Theoretical Explanation
Richard Jessor
Keywords: Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Criminal Justice, Public Health
- Author(s)
- Jessor, Richard
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2017
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
- Page amount
- 11 pages
- Category
- Psychology
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319578859
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-57884-2