The literature on neighborhood effects frequently is evaluated or interpreted in relation to the
question,“Do neighborhoods matter?” We argue that this question has had a …

Objective: Understanding the distal (≤ 6 years of age) and proximal (between 6 years of
age and early adolescence) factors in adolescent risk behavior is important for preventing …

The Uses of Social Investment provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new
post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the …

The health of adolescents is strongly affected by social factors at personal, family,
community, and national levels. Nations present young people with structures of opportunity …

The degree and scope of criminal justice surveillance increased dramatically in the United
States over the past four decades. Recent qualitative research suggests the rise in …

This article considers the implications for prevention science of recent advances in research
on family poverty and children's mental, emotional, and behavioral health. First, we describe …

Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, especially
for traditionally disadvantaged groups, is widely recognized as pivotal to the United States's …

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the socioeconomic status (SES) school
segregation in Chile, whose educational system is regarded as an extreme case of a market …

Features of neighborhoods or residential environments may affect health and contribute to
social and race/ethnic inequalities in health. The study of neighborhood health effects has …

Adolescents face many academic and emotional challenges in middle school, but notable
differences are evident in how well they adapt. What predicts adolescents' academic and …