San Antonio College Library

In this book, the authors detail cross-cultural issues affecting youngsters, including parenting practices, gender role socialization, risk and resilience in childhood, and more. The text challenges existing beliefs about childhood development, offers current research on childrearing and socialization practices in diverse cultures, and examines social and educational policies as they relate to children and adolescents. Socialization practices within...

"In the fourth edition of this accessible and comprehensive book, Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research and expertise of the previous three editions. First published in 1993, this was the first book of its kind to explore eating disorders in children and young adolescents, a population that is very different from those in their late teens and adulthood. The contributors' experience and knowledge have increased and the field has...

Decades of research indicate the important connections among academic motivation and achievement, social relationships, and school culture. However, much of this research has been conducted in homogenous American schools serving middle class, average achieving, Anglo-student populations. This edited volume will argue that school culture is a reflection of the society in which the school is embedded and comprises various aspects, including individualism,...

Childhood parental disengagement predicts mid-to-late adolescent gun carrying, in part because parental disengagement is associated with higher peer delinquency and externalizing problems during early adolescence.

"Federico Fellini as Auteur: Seven Aspects of His Films offers a comprehensive auteurist study of the renowned Italian director. Film scholar John C. Stubbs dispenses with a traditional film-career review of the man and instead organizes his discussion of Fellini's films into seven categories. The volume focuses retrospectively on the key elements of the filmmaker's style, the influence of Carl Jung and dreams, the autobiographical depiction of childhood...

Diagnosis of the autisms in infancy -- The clinical course of autism in childhood and adolescence -- Adults with autism -- Asperger syndrome -- Co-morbidities and symptom complexes -- Epidemiology is autism increasing? -- Timing when do diseases with autistic features begin? -- Neuroanatomy which parts of the brain are involved? -- Neuropsychology/cognitive psychology in the autisms -- Autism and epilepsy -- Biochemistry, immunology, endocrinology...

PART 1: SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION: Sorrow and natural depondency Mood disorders Seasonal depressions Depression in childhood and adolescence Women, men, and depression The elderly and depression Physical illness, pain, symptoms, and depression Substance abuse and depression Eating disturbances and depression Anxiety and depression Sleep and depression PART 2: CAUSES OF DEPRESSION: Biological theories on the causes of depression Psychological theories...

"This reference provides nutrition guidelines for a wide range of physically active clients - including vegetarians, pregnant and menopausal women, children and adolescents, older adults, people with diabetes, and participants in weight-restricted sports. Fitness Nutrition for Special Dietary Needs is ideal for athletic trainers and personal trainers who guide clients in proper eating for optimal exercise performance. The text may also be used as...