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Situating men's youth work in historical perspective and discussing the status of youth today, this original and groundbreaking analysis offers a forward-looking vision for getting men more involved, and involved more productively, in helping kids thrive.

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When highly successful people from all walks of life are asked how they were able to attain such lofty achievements, they inevitably pay tribute to the influential role played by a variety of adults throughout their young lives. Whether it’s a valedictorian delivering the commencement speech, a team captain receiving an MVP award, or an actor accepting an award, the underlying message each sends is clear: Throughout childhood and adolescence, they had consistent, meaningful interaction with adults. In today’s fast-paced, often-dehumanizing world, increasing positive adult involvement and influence is particularly vital. To further that goal, Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors brings together, in one concise volume, the advice and expertise of leading scholars dedicated to affecting positive youth development. Taken together, the chapters in this book provide a multifaceted, multidisciplinary blueprint for social change. The volume includes much-needed information on: Understanding the current state of youth development work; the world in which adolescents live; and the world in which adults function, as well as the context in which adults can establish adult-youth relationships and use community resources to ensure a successful youth development outcome. Promoting individual adult involvement in adolescents’ lives to ensure positive youth development. Mobilizing individual adults through a variety of outlets, including neighborhood and community coalitions, religious institutions, and university outreach programs. Mobilizing a society of adults, through volunteer and other programs. Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors is a must-have volume for both practitioners and researchers – in fact, for anyone interested and involved in working toward achieving positive youth development.

Teenagers and adults --- Youth development. --- Youth --- Adolescence. --- Services for. --- Teen-age --- Teenagers --- Puberty --- Youth services --- Development, Youth --- Developmental psychobiology --- Adult and teenager --- Adult-teenager relationships --- Adults and teenagers --- Teenager-adult relationships --- Teenager and adult --- Adolescent psychology --- Intergenerational relations --- Development --- Relationship with adults --- Developmental psychology. --- Psychology, clinical. --- Social work. --- Child and School Psychology. --- Clinical Psychology. --- Social Work. --- Education, general. --- Clinical psychology. --- Psychiatry --- Psychology, Applied --- Psychological tests --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Development (Psychology) --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Child psychology. --- School psychology. --- Education. --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training --- Psychology, School --- Behavior, Child --- Child behavior --- Child study --- Pediatric psychology --- Child development --- Developmental psychology --- Education