Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.
Contents
Prologue: A Book about the Strengths of Inner-City Black Girls -- pt. 1. Theory Overview -- 1. Risk and Resiliency in Social Contexts -- 2. Adolescent Developmental Theories -- 3. Person-Process-Context: An Ecological Transactional Model -- pt. 2. Developmental Domains -- 4. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Role Commitment -- 5. Care Protective Sensibility and Role Model Formulation -- 6. Decision Making, Dating, and Mate Selection Expectations -- 7. Opportunity Mobility and Adulthood Preparation -- pt. 3. Clinical Implications -- 8. A Social Work Practice Model: Core Principles of Intervention.