Roma Minority Youth Across Cultural Contexts

Radosveta Dimitrova is an Affiliate Research Fellow and Docent at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her main research interests include positive youth development, adaptation of measures in different cultures, acculturation, migration, and marginalized ethnic minority communities (Roma). David Lackland Sam is a Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research interests include the psychology of acculturation and the role of culture in health. Laura Ferrer-Wreder is an Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her work integrates the study of human development, culture, intervention, and implementation science.

Foreword
Richard M. Lerner
Contributors List
Introduction
Radosveta Dimitrova, David Lackland Sam, and Laura Ferrer-Wreder
Part A The Current Situation of Roma
Chapter 1 The Roma Context
Carmen Buzea and Radosveta Dimitrova
Chapter 2 How Positive Youth Development Can Support Low-Income Roma Youth Living in the United States
Marija Bingulac
Chapter 3 Engaging Vulnerable Romani Youth in Provision of Early Childhood Services
Stanislav Daniel
Part B Theories on Roma Adaptation and Well-Being
Chapter 4 Actualizing Change with Roma Youth and Their Communities: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations
Carolyn Cass Lorente and Laura Ferrer-Wreder
Chapter 5 Roma Youth: Positive Development and Challenges
Pasquale Musso, Cristiano Inguglia, Michele Mannoia, and Alida Lo Coco
Part C Empirical Findings on PYD and Well-Being of Roma
Chapter 6 Positive Youth Development: An Empirical Study of Roma Youth
Nora Wiium and Fitim Uka
Chapter 7 Reframing the Narrative: Revealing Positive Youth Development in the Self-Descriptions of Roma Adolescents
Deborah J. Johnson, Barbara Thelamour, Sudha Sankar, and Radosveta Dimitrova
Chapter 8 Associations Between Social Connectedness and Academic Achievement Among Roma Youth in Eastern Europe
Amina Abubakar, Radosveta Dimitrova, Delia Stefenel, Fitim Uka, Skerdi Zahaj, Paul Murimi, and Fons van de Vijver
Chapter 9 Youth Development, Education, and Identity: A Case Study of Attitudes Toward Roma Youth in Hungary
Jekatyerina Dunajeva
Chapter 10 How Positive Youth Development Framework Can Improve Lives of Excluded People: The Case of Low-Income Roma Youth in Serbia
Marija Bingulac
Chapter 11 Out of the Margins: Reflections on Roma and Youth Development
Peter Vermeersch
Chapter 12 Roma Youth Development in Context: What Next?
David Lackland Sam, Laura Ferrer-Wreder, and Radosveta Dimitrova
Index