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The Handbook of Positive Youth Development: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts (2021) edited by Radosveta Dimitrova and Nora Wiium, provides an expansive addition to the literature on Positive Youth Development. It offers stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries cutting-edge frameworks and critical takeaways that will deeply inform research and practice efforts with adolescents. This review provides an overview of the major parts of the edited volume, highlighting specific key chapters and providing suggestions for future directions.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Contextualizing Immigration Using Bioecological Systems Theory -- Context of Immigration -- Book Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: "Location, Location, Location": Contextualizing Chinese Families in Four Geolocations -- The Fluidity Among the Chronosystem, Exosystems, and Macrosystems: History and Modern States -- Brief Overview of the Bioecological Model -- The Macrosystem: Traditional Values, Family, and Gender Roles -- Influences of Social Change on Contemporary Families -- Gender Equality in Families -- Equal Access to Education -- Fertility Patterns and Family Planning Policies -- The Challenges of Assessing Exo- and Macro-Level Factors -- Micro-Level Findings: Chinese Families of Today -- Conclusions -- References -- Part I: Person -- Chapter 3: Using an Ecological Framework to Contextualize the Bicultural Experiences and Identity of Asian Indian Immigrant Mothers and Their Children -- Patterns of Immigration and Demographics of Asian Indians in the United States -- Acculturation and Identity Development in the Context of Ecological Systems Framework -- Parents and Children's Cultural Identity in Asian Indian Immigrant Families -- Present Study -- Method -- Participants -- Procedure -- Measures -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Descriptions of the Microsystem -- Cultural Identity Narratives -- Mothers' Descriptions of the School-Aged Child's Identity -- Discussion -- Limitations and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 4: Identity and Belonging: The Role of the Mesosystem in the Adaptation of Russian-Speaking Immigrant Youth in Canada -- Russian-Speaking Immigrants -- Ethnic Identity -- Sense of Belonging -- The Role of Context -- Methods -- Participants -- Procedures -- Results -- The Role of Parents -- Ethnic/Cultural Enclaves -- Friendships and Peer Groups.