Problem Behavior Theory and the Social Context The Collected Works of Richard Jessor, Volume 3 /

• Main Author: Jessor, Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Criminal Justice.; Public Health.

This third and final volume of Richard Jessor’s collected works explores the central role of the social context in the formulation and application of Problem Behavior Theory. It discusses the effect of the social environment, especially the social context of disadvantage and limited opportunity, on...