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Libertoff, Kenneth – 1976
A review of the history and literature about the runaway child in America reveals that young people from poor families have always viewed running away as a reasonable way of leaving a poverty stricken home. For many adolescents, running away has been a response to an unhealthy family or work situation, and at times it has been a problem-solving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Developmental Psychology, Family Problems
