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Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors


Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors

The New Face of Young Adulthood in America

von: Christopher Salvatore

53,49 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 13.02.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9783319727660
Sprache: englisch

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<p><i>Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors: The New Face of Young Adulthood in America</i><i>&nbsp;</i>is written for students, parents, and practitioners to provide insight into how emerging adulthood impacts the lives and behaviors of young people. Salvatore provides an insightful examination of the evolution of emerging adulthood as a distinct stage of the life course, bridging the gap between macro-level social forces and micro-level life experiences and behavior.&nbsp;</p>Chapters discuss the influence of social institutions such as marriage, the family, religion, and parenting on behavior during emerging adulthood. Exploration and sensation-seeking are examined in relation to the behaviors and identity of emerging adults alongside issues such as criminal offending, substance use, and other risky/dangerous behaviors. Finally, the book concludes with informed policy recommendations for social institutions such as educational establishments and the criminal justice system on how to work with emerging adults.&nbsp;<p></p><div><br></div><div><br></div>
<p>Chapter 1. Introduction to Emerging Adulthood.-&nbsp;Chapter 2. The Changing Path to Adulthood.-&nbsp;Chapter 3. Emerging Adulthood.-&nbsp;Chapter 4. Emerging Adults and Changing Values.-&nbsp;Chapter 5. How Marriage/Romance, Parenting, Education, and Work are Different for Emerging Adults.-&nbsp;Chapter 6. Emerging Adults and Risky and Dangerous Behaviors.-&nbsp;Chapter 7. Emerging Adults and Illegal Drugs/ Substance Use.-&nbsp;Chapter 8. Emerging Adults and Criminal Offending.-&nbsp;Chapter 9. Implications for Policy and Change.</p><div><br></div>
<p>Christopher Salvatore is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies in the Department of Justice Studies at Montclair State University, USA. His research interests include emerging adulthood, public perceptions of crime, drug treatment, and developmental criminology.&nbsp;<br></p>
<div><i>Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors: The New Face of Young Adulthood in America</i> is written for students, parents, and practitioners to provide insight into how emerging adulthood impacts the lives and behaviors of young people. Salvatore provides an insightful examination of the evolution of emerging adulthood as a distinct stage of the life course, bridging the gap between macro-level social forces and micro-level life experiences and behavior.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Chapters discuss the influence of social institutions such as marriage, the family, religion, and parenting on behavior during emerging adulthood. Exploration and sensation-seeking are examined in relation to the behaviors and identity of emerging adults alongside issues such as criminal offending, substance use, and other risky/dangerous behaviors. Finally, the book concludes with informed policy recommendations for social institutions such as educational establishments and the criminal justice system on how to work with emerging adults.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>
<p>Brings together research on 'emerging adulthood' and how it links to criminal offending</p><p>Examines the impact of identity, religion, parenthood, marriage and employment on young people</p><p>Speaks to scholars of sociology, social psychology, social deviance, youth, drugs and crime</p>

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