ISBN:
9780812290110
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (382 pages)
Series Statement:
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.235
Keywords:
Teenagers -- Civil rights
;
Teenagers -- Legal status, laws, etc
;
Teenagers -- Social conditions
;
Teenagers ; Civil rights
;
Teenagers ; Legal status, laws, etc
;
Teenagers ; Social conditions
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Human Rights and Adolescence presents a multifaceted inquiry into the global circumstances of adolescents, focused on the human rights challenges and socioeconomic obstacles young adults face.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: The Importance of a Rights-Based Approach to Adolescence -- PART I: UNDERSTANDING ADOLESCENCE: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES -- 1. Protecting and Promoting Adolescent Rights: The Contribution of International Law and Policy -- 2. Transitions to Adulthood in Contemporary Italy: Balancing Sociocultural Differences and Universal Rights -- 3. The Science of Adolescent Brain Development and Its Implications for Adolescent Rights and Responsibilities -- 4. Building Capability and Functioning: Reframing the Rights Agenda for Adolescents Through the Lens of Disability Rights -- 5. Adolescent Social and Emotional Development: A Developmental Science Perspective on Adolescent Human Rights -- PART II: GROWING UP WITH VIOLENCE: ADOLESCENT TRAUMA, STIGMA, AND RESILIENCE -- 6. Poverty, Armed Conflict, and Organized Crime: The Impact of Violence on Young People in Colombia -- 7. Coming of Age in the Context of War: Reframing the Approach to Adolescent Rights -- 8. Wings of the Phoenix: The Legacy of Violence for Adolescents in Postconflict Reconstruction -- 9. Adolescents in the Colombian Armed Conflict: Recruitment Realities and Important Lessons for Their Successful Reintegration -- PART III: SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS: STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO ADOLESCENT RIGHTS -- 10. Young Arabs and Evolving Realities: Linking Social and Economic Rights -- 11. The Challenges Facing India in Advancing Secondary Education Attainment Among Adolescent Girls -- 12. Rights and Realities for Vulnerable Youth in Urban Brazil: Challenges in the Transition to Adulthood -- 13. Youth Unemployment: Facing and Overcoming Obstacles in Partnership -- 14. Confined by Narrow Choices: The Stories of Roma Adolescents -- 15. Beginning in the Middle: Ending the Exploitation of Adolescents in India.
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