The social construction of resilience among "problem" youth in out-of-home placement: A study of health-enhancing deviance

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-154

  Ungar, Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deviance; Empowerment; Identity social construction; Institutionalization; Residential treatment; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142275242     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012232723322     Document Type: Article

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