Smoke and Mirrors

The Hidden Context of Violence in Schools and Society

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Many of our countryOs children face daily a threat to their personal safety and well-being. As school boards, law enforcement officials, and policymakers continue to look for ways to stop youth violence in urban and suburban schools, not enough attention is paid to eradicating the socioeconomic and cultural conditions that give rise to these acts. In this timely and thought-provoking collection, seasoned educators and cultural theorists emphasize this connection between youth violence and the realities faced by many children—poverty, racism, unequal opportunity, and the mediaOs glorification of violence.

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Utgivningsdatum2000-10-18
Mått149 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780847695614

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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introduction: Violence in Schools: Expanding the DialogueChapter 3 Wearing the Colors: A Personal Narrative from a "Diehard Educator"Chapter 4 On Living (and Dying) with Violence: Entering Young Voices in the DiscourseChapter 5 Rated “CV” for Cool ViolenceChapter 6 Representations of Violence, Popular Culture, and Demonization of YouthChapter 7 America's Dead-end KidsChapter 8 Masculinity Matters: The Omission of Gender from High-Profile School Violence CasesChapter 9 Scientism and the Ideological Construction of Violence, Poverty, and RacismChapter 10 The Psychology of Violence and the Violence of PsychologyChapter 11 Essay on ViolenceChapter 12 When the Smoke Clears: Revisualizing Responses to Violence in Schools

This edited volume is an interesting collection of essays that provides a passionate cultural critique of American democracy and the failure of its social institutions to reduce violence and promote social justice.The articles stretch our definition of violence and its causes, including thought provoking critiques of gender ideology and the destruction of humanity through oppressive social structures. The book is extremely well written.