Learning Objectives:
 

LO 3-1: Describe methods and advantages of mentoring in the context of community.

LO 3-2: Describe the roles of social support, social networking, and social capital in adjustment.

LO 3-3: Discuss the importance of settings and contexts in adjustment.

LO 3-4: Explain how culture provides a framework for understanding and reacting to the world.

LO 3-5: Discuss ways that developmental psychopathology influences the adjustment process.

Learning Objectives: 3-4

Huntington, S. P., & Harrison, L. E. (2000). Culture matters: How values shape human progress. New York: Basic Books.
Description: This book explores how cultural frameworks can shape human behavior – both positively and negatively.

Learning Objectives: 3-3

Luthar, S. S. (1999). Poverty and Children's Adjustment. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Description: This book explores the context of poverty and child psychopathology.

Articles that should be Available via Your Library

Learning Objectives: 3-1

Alvarez, A. N., Blume, A. W., Cervantes, J. M., & Thomas, L. R. (2009). Tapping the wisdom tradition: Essential elements to mentoring students of color. Professional Psychology: Research And Practice, 40(2), 181-188. doi:10.1037/a0012256
Description: This article discusses effective mentoring practices for those working with diverse youth.

Learning Objectives: 3-5

Hinshaw, S. P. (2015). Developmental psychopathology, ontogenic process models, gene–environment interplay, and brain development: An emerging synthesis. Journal Of Abnormal Psychology, 124(4), 771-775. doi:10.1037/abn0000110
Description: This is an introductory article for an entire journal issue devoted to developmental psychopathology.  It gives an overview of the field and the research articles contained in this specific edition.