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Children and Families at Promise: Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk

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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.

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  • Mar 9, 1995 Pub Date:
  • 0791422925 ISBN-10:
  • 9780791422922 ISBN-13:
  • English Language