Good kids from bad neighborhoods : successful development in social context / Delbert S. Elliott ... [et al.]. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2007. - xviii, 397 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-380) and indexes.

Growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods -- Growing up in Denver and Chicago : the neighborhood study -- Good and bad neighborhoods for raising children -- The effects of growing up in a bad neighborhood : initial findings -- Critical dimensions of neighborhood organization and culture -- The effects of neighborhood organization and culture -- Family influences : managing disadvantage and promoting success -- School climate and types of peer groups -- What matters most for successful youth development? -- Successful development in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Youth with social disabilities--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Children--Social conditions.--United States
Neighborhood--United States.