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Few things make Japanese adults feel quite as anxious today as the phenomenon called the?child crisis.? Various media teem with intense debates about bullying in schools, child poverty, child suicides, violent crimes committed by children, the rise of socially withdrawn youngste…
Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experi…
This volume investigates how teaching practices can address the changing status of literature in the French classroom. Focusing on how women writing in French are changing the face of French Studies, opening the canon to not only new approaches to gender but to genre, expanding …
Dissociative processes in children and adolescents entail alterations in memory, identity, and perception that reflect and/or precipitate disconnects across biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral systems. Children of maltreatment survivors are at heightened risk for va…
This dissertation argues that children have contributed significantly to the rise and longevity of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) power. Utilizing a broad and varied source base—including cadre work reports, newspapers, and wartime primary school textbooks—it asks and answers thr…
The present study explored the relationship between past bullying victimization of female college students, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and academic satisfaction. This study included 79 female college students between ages 18–23 years. The data were collected using SurveyM…
Investigating the onset and progression of puberty can provide insight and evidence for social changes regarding the transition to adulthood. There are also many social factors that can lead to variation in the timing of the onset and progression of puberty. Methods created by M…
For some children, interpersonal trauma breaks down the most basic sense of trust in the world leaving them vulnerable to future maladaptive functioning. Others who experience interpersonal trauma in childhood persevere in the face of adversity and demonstrate resilience. Curren…
The mission statement of Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is to “build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.” As it has since 1912, GSUSA continues to adjust to changing social conditions. For example, in the last deca…
The “Orillia Asylum for Idiots” (1861–2009), Canada’s oldest and largest facility for the care and protection of children and adults with disabilities, was once praised as a beacon of humanitarian progress and described as a “community within a community.” Yet, survivors who liv…
Through an ethnographic study of the practices surrounding pediatric health in post-Cold War Lat-via, a unique site at the intersection between Russia and the European Union, this dissertation argues that Latvians measure the moral rectitude of their nation by the straightness o…
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder associated with functional impairments in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Although externalizing behavior problems are the most common reason children are referred for ADHD diagnosis, disparities exist …
This, My Breath, is a creative collection of memories gathered along the seasons in my life–mostly from my formative years. The stories highlight the patient, unconditional love my parents shared, and the way it has influenced me throughout my life. The stories are about life, l…
This dissertation discusses the intersection between religious identity development and sexual development beginning in childhood to create a parent program. It specifically focuses on Modern Orthodox Judaism which is characterized here by the combination of adherence to religio…
This study analyzes policy-oriented approaches to addressing poverty on a municipal, provincial, and national level. Pairing the Foucauldian governmentality framework with the new sociology of childhood, I explore how neoliberal subjectivities are reinforced through Poverty Redu…
This thesis is an exploration of imagination and its interaction with storytelling and our perception of the world around us. It draws on multiple fields of study including research, literature, philosophy, psychology and art. It examines various explorations into the history of…