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Beliefs About Alcohol And The College Experience As Moderators Of The Effects Of Perceived Campus Drinking Norms On Levels Of Alcohol Use Among College Undergraduates, Katherine Novak
Katherine B. Novak
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2010.
The New Outsiders: Adhd And Disadvantage, Valerie Harwood
The New Outsiders: Adhd And Disadvantage, Valerie Harwood
Valerie Harwood
Recent research has pointed to the uneven distribution of diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, with disproportionately high numbers in areas marked by poverty (Gifford Sawyer et al., 2004; Olfsen et al., 2003). This chapter examines this issue of ADHD and social and economic disadvantage. Drawing on research with youth professionals from some of the most disadvantaged communities in Australia, the chapter puts forward the case that the ADHD phenomenon has highly problematic effects on the lives of children and young people in these communities. The intent is to show how the ADHD phenomenon interacts with disadvantage, and suggest how …