Children and Families "at Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0791422917 ISBN 13 : 9780791422915

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book critiques the currently popular "at-risk" construct, drawing from historical, contextual, critical, and personal perspectives. It provides an alternative context for viewing children and their families as "at-promise." A basic premise of the book is that the generalized use of the "at-risk" label is highly problematic and often implicitly racist and classist―a 1990s version of the cultural deficit model that locates problems in individuals, families, and communities, rather than in institutional structures that create and maintain inequality. This book provides a needed interrogation and alternative context for viewing children and families caught in the extreme conditions facing many families in the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Beth Blue Swadener is Associate Professor of Education, Kent State University. Beth Blue Swadener is Associate Professor of Education, Kent State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791422917
• ISBN 13: 9780791422915
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Éditeur: Swadener Beth Blue, Lubeck Sally
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible