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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.

Children and Families at Promise Deconstructing

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: 3/9/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780791422922, 978-0791422922
      ISBN10: 0791422925

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      Book Synopsis
      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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