{"product_id":"false-starts-9781479815005","title":"False Starts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, 2024 Bourdieu Best Book Award, given by the Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonorable Mention, Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, given by the Children and Youth Section of the American Sociological Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inside look at the racial and class divides between Head Start and private pre-K classrooms for children and their families\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe benefits of preschool have been part of our national conversation since the 1960s, when Head Start, a publicly funded preschool program for low-income children, began. In the past two decades, forty-four states have expanded access to preschool, often citing preschool as an anti-poverty policy. Yet, as Casey Stockstill shows, two-thirds of American preschools are segregatedconcentrating primarily poor children of color or affluent white children in separate schools. Stockstill argues that, as a result, segregated preschools entrench rathe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Casey Stockstill’s\u003ci\u003e False Starts\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how racial inequality in the US begins in preschool. This is a thorough account of the history... [and] an enlightening study of the promises and obstacles of US preschools.\" * Foreword Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a compelling study of two preschools in Madison, Wisconsin, one 95 percent white students and the other 95 percent students of color. Adeptly illustrating that the segregation of students reflects and reinforces structural inequalities of racial and class divides, sociologist Casey Stockstill provides antidotes to decrease these inequalities as we seek to expand access.\" * Ms. Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\"Crisp storytelling and keen analysis... The brilliance of Stockstill’s work is in how she brings readers down from the abstract to nitty-gritty reality. Whether you are a child care veteran or new to the issue, you’ll walk away from \u003ci\u003eFalse Starts \u003c\/i\u003ebuzzing with thoughts.\" -- Elliot Haspel * Early Learning Nation *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFalse Starts\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolutely fantastic book. Beautifully written. Exceptionally researched. Accessible to a broad audience. Casey Stockstill has made daycare a necessary part of the conversation for cultural sociologists and the sociology of education.\" * Shamus Rahman Khan, author of Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this searing account, Stockstill shows how class and race inequalities are baked into children’s experience of preschool, shaping the lessons they learn about insecurity, property and privilege.\u003ci\u003e False Starts\u003c\/i\u003e documents that preschools are more than just places where individual kids get what they need, but instead complex sites of group socialization.\" * Allison J. Pugh, author of Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children and Consumer Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of segregated schooling, preschools are rarely top-of-mind; and yet, early\u003cbr\u003e childhood education is, for most children, the most racially and socioeconomically segregated\u003cbr\u003e schooling context they will encounter at any point in their lives. This is a must-read book for\u003cbr\u003e anyone who wants to understand both the necessity of universal, high-quality preschool and the\u003cbr\u003e challenges of getting it right.\u003c\/p\u003e \" * Jessica McCrory Calarco, author of Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School *\u003cbr\u003e\"Stockstill convincingly and painfully illustrates how young children’s lives are structured in unequal ways from the very start. \u003ci\u003eFalse Starts\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed and excellent addition to existing research on racism and poverty in the lives of kids and is a must-read for anyone engaged in current debates about childhood socialization, social learning, child care, and universal preschool.\" * Margaret A. Hagerman, author of White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eStockstill’s meticulous work reveals how concentrated poverty affects the distribution of time\u003cbr\u003e and resources in the classroom, limiting students’ opportunity to learn in important ways.” Highly\u003cbr\u003e recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e \" * Maia Cucchiara, author of Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities *","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409057063255,"sku":"9781479815005","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479815005.jpg?v=1730505275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/false-starts-9781479815005","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}