Identity and Poverty : Defining a Sense of Self among Urban Adolescents.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (144 pages)
- Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies .
- Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies .
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Identity and Poverty -- I Identity and Poverty -- II Context of Urban Poverty -- THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT -- PROTECTIVE FACTORS -- EXAMINING DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AMONG URBAN ADOLESCENTS -- III Identity Development -- CONCEPTUALIZATION OF IDENTITY FOR CURRENT STUDY -- IV Outcomes For Adolescents in Urban Poverty -- PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING -- BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES -- METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS -- HYPOTHESES FOR CURRENT STUDY -- V Method of Study -- PLAN OF RESEARCH -- PILOT STUDY #1 -- ANALYSES AND RESULTS -- PILOT STUDY #2 -- MAIN STUDY -- VI Results of Study -- ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES -- HYPOTHESIS I -- HYPOTHESIS II -- HYPOTHESIS III -- EXPLORING RACE AND SEX DIFFERENCES -- VII Discussion -- THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS -- IMPLICATIONS OF INTERVENTION -- LIMITATIONS OF STUDY -- IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- CONCLUSIONS -- Appendix -- Appendix A -- Appendix Β -- Appendix C -- References -- Index.
This book, first published in 1996, examines an important developmental transition: the formation of identity, as well as the influence that having a well-developed identity may have, on a sample of adolescents living in urban Chicago. This study proposes that identity commitment, exploration, and continuity will be associated with positive psychological and behavioural outcomes for adolescents. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, psychology and urban studies.