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Synopsis
Building on earlier research on resilience among high-risk youth, Ungar (social work, Dalhousie U., Canada) stresses the importance of examining youth voices in building a social constructivist theory of resilience and in applying that theory to social work interventions. Through studies of 43 high-risk youth, he explores how youth acquire, maintain, and challenge identity stories. The relationship of these "discursive empowerment" strategies to institutional and social contexts are then explored. The resulting theory is then used as a framework for building therapeutic approaches. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR