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Fostering resilience and well-being in children and families in poverty : why hope still matters / Valerie Maholmes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014] ©2014Description: xvii, 215 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199959525 (hardback : acid-free paper)
  • 0199959528 (hardback : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV713  .M26 2014
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Foreword by Elijah Cummings -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Hope: The Motivation to Overcome Adversity -- Chapter 2: Thriving in Adversity: Toward a Framework of Hope, Optimism, and Resilience -- Chapter 3: Wired for Hope?: Examining our Capacity for Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience -- Chapter 4: Parenting and Family Matters: Contrasting Parenting and Family Processes - Examining Family Strengths and Assets -- Chapter 5: Do You Believe in Me? : Promoting Hope through Quality Education and Opportunities to Learn -- Chapter 6: Friends and Mentors: The Protective Power of Relationships -- Chapter 7: Empowering Neighborhoods and Communities to Foster Resilience -- Chapter 8: Hope, Optimism, and Resilience: Cultural Frames of Reference -- Chapter 9: Hope in Action: Stories of Overcoming, Motivation, and Striving toward Well-Being -- Chapter 10: Why Hope (Still) Matters -- References -- Index.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books HV 713 .M26 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA014556 Available AUA014556

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-204) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Foreword by Elijah Cummings -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Hope: The Motivation to Overcome Adversity -- Chapter 2: Thriving in Adversity: Toward a Framework of Hope, Optimism, and Resilience -- Chapter 3: Wired for Hope?: Examining our Capacity for Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience -- Chapter 4: Parenting and Family Matters: Contrasting Parenting and Family Processes - Examining Family Strengths and Assets -- Chapter 5: Do You Believe in Me? : Promoting Hope through Quality Education and Opportunities to Learn -- Chapter 6: Friends and Mentors: The Protective Power of Relationships -- Chapter 7: Empowering Neighborhoods and Communities to Foster Resilience -- Chapter 8: Hope, Optimism, and Resilience: Cultural Frames of Reference -- Chapter 9: Hope in Action: Stories of Overcoming, Motivation, and Striving toward Well-Being -- Chapter 10: Why Hope (Still) Matters -- References -- Index.