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

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

Beth Blue Swadener
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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.
Language
English
Pages
304
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Release
March 09, 1995
ISBN
0791422917
ISBN 13
9780791422915

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

Beth Blue Swadener
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
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.
Language
English
Pages
304
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Release
March 09, 1995
ISBN
0791422917
ISBN 13
9780791422915

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