Author : Beth Blue Swadener
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438421648
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Book Synopsis Children and Families "At Promise" by : Beth Blue Swadener
Download or read book Children and Families "At Promise" written by Beth Blue Swadener and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-03-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.