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Children and Families "at Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk (Suny Series, the Social Context of Education)
ISBN-13:
9780791422922
ISBN-10:
0791422925
Author:
Beth Blue Swadener
Publication date:
1995
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Format:
Paperback
304 pages
Category:
Marriage & Family
,
Sociology
,
Special Education
,
Schools & Teaching
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ISBN-13:
9780791422922
ISBN-10:
0791422925
Author:
Beth Blue Swadener
Publication date:
1995
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Format:
Paperback
304 pages
Category:
Marriage & Family
,
Sociology
,
Special Education
,
Schools & Teaching
Summary
Children and Families "at Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk (Suny Series, the Social Context of Education) (ISBN-13: 9780791422922 and ISBN-10: 0791422925), written by authors
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This book shows how the labeling of children as "at-risk" actually perpetuates the inequities, racism, and discrimination facing many families in America.
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.
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.
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