From Depression to Aggression:: Understanding the Violent World of Young Urban Males - Couverture souple

Passley, Dr. Josef A.

 
9783639058994: From Depression to Aggression:: Understanding the Violent World of Young Urban Males
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639058992 ISBN 13 : 9783639058994
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Synopsis

About the Book:In the 21st century, over 50% of all African-American single-parent families with children under 18 are maintained by women. Many of these women are rearing their sons without fathers involved. In this important and timely work, Dr. Josef A. Passley offers insight into one of our society’s greatest problems-violence among young urban males. Drawing on data from 40 young men and their families, Passley discusses the issues surrounding the surge of aggression among these young men in many of our communities. His study examines circumstances that lead to aggression among these young men. Written for mental health professionals, college students studying the social sciences, and those interested in public policy, From Depression to Aggression: Understanding the violent world of young urban males is essential reading for anyone concerned with the crisis of violence among young males in the urban community.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

About the Book:In the 21st century, over 50% of all African-American single-parent families with children under 18 are maintained by women. Many of these women are rearing their sons without fathers involved. In this important and timely work, Dr. Josef A. Passley offers insight into one of our society’s greatest problems-violence among young urban males. Drawing on data from 40 young men and their families, Passley discusses the issues surrounding the surge of aggression among these young men in many of our communities. His study examines circumstances that lead to aggression among these young men. Written for mental health professionals, college students studying the social sciences, and those interested in public policy, From Depression to Aggression: Understanding the violent world of young urban males is essential reading for anyone concerned with the crisis of violence among young males in the urban community.

Biographie de l'auteur

Josef A. Passley, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Maryland. Before starting Passley Consulting & Psychological Services, a private practice based in Columbia, Maryland, he was a child/adolescent clinician at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Passley has over 16 years of psychotherapy experience in a variety of settings.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639058992
ISBN 13 
9783639058994
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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Personne responsable
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