A study of resistance to authority in young girls, ages 14-16, at the Reception and Evaluation Center, with a proposed program of counseling /by Martha Wolfe.
- 1976.
- ii, 51 leaves ; 28 cm.
Typescript. "A research project submitted to the faculty of the Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions in candidacy for the degree of Master of Arts in Bible." I. Introduction II. The Situation of Resistance to Authority III. The Biblical Teaching of Authority...And Resistance To It IV. A Proposed Program of Counseling
Choosing the Topic -- Personal aspirations -- Curiosity concerning Christian Service -- Procedure -- Deciding on original sample number -- Choosing of the sample -- Group interviewing with questionnaire -- Individual interviewing -- Three Case Studies -- Strong mother, passive father -- Priority of a father -- Extreme strictness -- Results of the Research -- Group charted as a whole -- Sample narrowed to runaways -- Runaways charted as a whole -- Conclusions -- Regarding runaways as a whole -- Regarding individual runaways. All under Authority -- Adult -- Children -- Citizen -- Worker -- Christian -- God's Pattern in the Home -- Responsibility in family relationships -- Unity -- Husband to wife -- Wife to husband -- Parents to children -- Children to parents -- Basic attitudes in all family relationships -- Mutual submission -- Other commands -- God's Attitudes toward Resisting Authority -- Examples from the Bible -- Opinions concerning the blame for resisting authority. Building a Relationship with the Teenager -- Building the Self-Esteem of the Teenager -- God's opinion of the teenager -- Worth in Christ -- God's view versus world's view -- Self-esteem by grace -- Uniqueness of the teenager -- Building a Relationship with the Family -- Building a relationship between the teenager and one parent -- Becoming a friend to the family.
Columbia Bible College. Graduate School of Bible and Missions. South Carolina. Dept. of Juvenile Justice. Reception and Evaluation Center.