Children and Families "at Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk (Suny Series, the Social Context of Education) - Softcover

 
9780791422922: Children and Families "at Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk (Suny Series, the Social Context of Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0791422925 ISBN 13: 9780791422922
Publisher: 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.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0791422925
ISBN 13 
9780791422922
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Editor
Swadener Beth Blue

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9780791422915: Children and Families "At Promise": Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk (SUNY series, The Social Context of Education)

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ISBN 10:  0791422917 ISBN 13:  9780791422915
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1995
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