1. Runaways
Many researchers have found, however, that the majority of youths who runaway do so because of family problems (Kurtz, Kurtz & Jarvis, 1991 a & 1991 b; Mirkin, Raskin, & Antognini, 1984; vanHouten & Golemiewski, 1980). ... In virtually all studies reviewed, the majority of runaways came from broken homes. ... This could be related to the child being introduced into a stepfamily that which living with new adult results in new rules and consequences that the youth is expected to abide by (Hetherington, Stanley-Hagan, & Anderson, 1989). ... n The majorities are 13-15 yea...
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