{"product_id":"everyday-courage-the-lives-and-stories-of-urban-teenagers-9780814793398","title":"Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA developmental analysis of adolescents growing up in an inner-city, working class life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does it mean to be a teenager in an American city at the close of the twentieth century? How do urban surroundings affect the ways in which teens grow up, and what do their stories tell us about human development? In particular, how do the negative images of themselves on television and in the newspaper affect their perspectives about themselves? Psychologists typically have shown little interest in urban youth, preferring instead to generalize about adolescent development from studies of their middle-class, suburban counterparts. In \u003cb\u003eEveryday Courage\u003c\/b\u003e Niobe Way, a developmental psychologist, looks beyond the stereotypes to reveal how the personal worldviews of inner-city poor and working-class adolescents develop over time. In the process, she challenges much conventional wisdom about inner-city youth and about adolescents more generally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She introduces us to Malcolm, a sensitive and proud young man full of contradictions. We follow him as he makes the honor roll, becomes a teenage father, and falls into depression as his younger sister is dying of cancer. We meet Eva, an intelligent and confident young women full of questions, who grows increasingly alienated from her mother and comes to rely on her best friends for support. We watch her blossom as a ball player and a poet. We share her triumph when she receives a scholarship to the college of her choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these 24 adolescents, Way finds a cross-section of youngsters who want to make positive changes in their lives and communities while struggling with concerns about betrayal, trust, racism, violence, and death. Each adolescent wants most of all to be somebody, to have her or his voice heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Niobe Way\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 6.04w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814793398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1998 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiobe Way\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education. She is a three-time NYU Press author\/editor, having written \u003cem\u003eEveryday Courage\u003c\/em\u003e and edited \u003cem\u003eAdolescent Boys\u003c\/em\u003e as well as having co-edited \u003cem\u003eUrban Girls\u003c\/em\u003e with Bonnie Leadbeater in 1996. She is also co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Experience of Close Friendship in Adolescence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40724318191731,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":53.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_052981ea-a318-465a-98e9-bc879591932a.jpg?v=1677251159","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/everyday-courage-the-lives-and-stories-of-urban-teenagers-9780814793398","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}