The Experience of Emerging Adulthood Among Street-Involved Youth

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Based on a groundbreaking study of 64 street-involved youth followed for 10 years, this book explores their diverse paths, and provides a refreshing, hopeful perspective on their prospects for successful transitions to adulthood. Woven into their stories are clear directions for practices and policies that can assist street-involved youth to achieve stable and engaged futures. * Nancy L. Galambos, Professor of Psychology, University of Alberta * Magnuson, Jansson, and Benoit draw upon data from a truly remarkable study to describe the complex and nuanced trajectories of these highly marginalized young people--from compassionately framed individual narratives to systems-level analyses. This thorough, theoretically-grounded analysis of the wicked problem of youth homelessness will be of great interest to a wide audience exploring this topic and an asset in any course focusing on poverty, youth, and social inequities. * Sean A. Kidd, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto * Magnuson, Jansson, and Benoit present a compelling longitudinal analysis of the ways in which street entrenched young people navigate, negotiate, and survive within a backdrop of social and economic inequities. The work is an important commentary on modern day emerging adulthood and notions of identity, agency, stability, relationships, hope, resilience, and independence. * Jeff Karabanow, Professor and Associate Director, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University *