Cultural and Contextual Perspectives on Developmental Risk and Well-Being - Couverture souple

Burack, .

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1316500942 ISBN 13 : 9781316500941

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Developmental risk refers to conditions, characteristics, experiences, or situations with potentially deleterious effects that lead to outcomes later in life that do not meet societal expectations. While risk is typically framed as the statistical probability of a problematic outcome in relation to the general population, the converse notion of well-being is considered in relation to the level of functioning at a given developmental stage. The contributors to this volume provide insight into developmental well-being by examining the ways that culture and context affect outcomes associated with various types of risk, such as those related to oppression, academic performance, family background, life history, physical health, and psychiatric conditions. Even though certain outcomes may seem inevitable in cases involving harmful environments, diseases, and disorders, they are virtually all influenced by complex interactions among individuals, their families, communities, and societies.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jacob A. Burack is a Professor of School Psychology and Human Development in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, Montréal and a researcher at Hôpital Rivières-des-Prairies in Montréal, Canada. He is also the founder and director of the McGill Youth Study Team. Along with his colleagues and students, he studies and works with a variety of populations, including First Nations adolescents, persons with autism spectrum disorders, and persons with Down syndrome.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1316500942
• ISBN 13: 9781316500941
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 318