Roma Minority Youth Across Cultural Contexts

Taking a Positive Approach to Research, Policy, and Practice

Radosveta Dimitrova, David Lackland Sam, Laura Ferrer Wreder (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2021
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-065406-1 (ISBN)

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This book explores Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Roma ethnic minority youth. Standing apart from current volumes, this book focuses on the Roma ethnic minority -- one of the most marginalized and oppressed minority groups in Europe -- and on strengths and resources for optimal well-being in the community. The international and multidisciplinary contributors to this book address the complexities of Roma life in a variety of cultural settings, exploring how key developmental processes and person-context interactions can contribute to optimal and successful adaptation. The conclusions clarify how the PYD of ethnic minority children and youth may be fostered based on the empirical findings reported in the volume. The book draws on core theoretical models of PYD and theories of normative development from the perspective of developmental science to highlight the applicability of these frameworks to Roma groups. With a special focus on cultural, contextual, and socio-economic characteristics of Roma, this project also aims to provide a better understanding of what does and what does not contribute to the success of youth in oppressed minority groups.

Radosveta Dimitrova is an Affiliate Research Fellow and Docent at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her main research interests include positive youth development, adaptation of measures in different cultures, acculturation, migration, and marginalized ethnic minority communities (Roma). David Lackland Sam is a Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research interests include the psychology of acculturation and the role of culture in health. Laura Ferrer-Wreder is an Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her work integrates the study of human development, culture, intervention, and implementation science.

Foreword
Richard M. Lerner
Contributors List
Introduction
Radosveta Dimitrova, David Lackland Sam, and Laura Ferrer-Wreder
Part A The Current Situation of Roma
Chapter 1 The Roma Context
Carmen Buzea and Radosveta Dimitrova
Chapter 2 How Positive Youth Development Can Support Low-Income Roma Youth Living in the United States
Marija Bingulac
Chapter 3 Engaging Vulnerable Romani Youth in Provision of Early Childhood Services
Stanislav Daniel
Part B Theories on Roma Adaptation and Well-Being
Chapter 4 Actualizing Change with Roma Youth and Their Communities: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations
Carolyn Cass Lorente and Laura Ferrer-Wreder
Chapter 5 Roma Youth: Positive Development and Challenges
Pasquale Musso, Cristiano Inguglia, Michele Mannoia, and Alida Lo Coco
Part C Empirical Findings on PYD and Well-Being of Roma
Chapter 6 Positive Youth Development: An Empirical Study of Roma Youth
Nora Wiium and Fitim Uka
Chapter 7 Reframing the Narrative: Revealing Positive Youth Development in the Self-Descriptions of Roma Adolescents
Deborah J. Johnson, Barbara Thelamour, Sudha Sankar, and Radosveta Dimitrova
Chapter 8 Associations Between Social Connectedness and Academic Achievement Among Roma Youth in Eastern Europe
Amina Abubakar, Radosveta Dimitrova, Delia Stefenel, Fitim Uka, Skerdi Zahaj, Paul Murimi, and Fons van de Vijver
Chapter 9 Youth Development, Education, and Identity: A Case Study of Attitudes Toward Roma Youth in Hungary
Jekatyerina Dunajeva
Chapter 10 How Positive Youth Development Framework Can Improve Lives of Excluded People: The Case of Low-Income Roma Youth in Serbia
Marija Bingulac
Chapter 11 Out of the Margins: Reflections on Roma and Youth Development
Peter Vermeersch
Chapter 12 Roma Youth Development in Context: What Next?
David Lackland Sam, Laura Ferrer-Wreder, and Radosveta Dimitrova
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.09.2021
Reihe/Serie	Child Development in Cultural Context
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	241 x 165 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-065406-6 / 0190654066
ISBN-13	978-0-19-065406-1 / 9780190654061
Zustand	Neuware