Poverty and children's adjustment

Poverty and Children's Adjustment gives an interdisciplinary perspective on the effects of poverty, lack of education, and other negative socioeconomic forces on children's development. This volume provides an in-depth review of the literature on psychopathology among children faced with sociodemographic disadvantage, as well as suggested directions for future research. Suniya S.

Luthar integrates findings of empirical research, conducted over the past three decades, on processes implicated in the adjustment to socioeconomic deprivation.