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Table of Contents
  • Foreword Michelle Fine - xi
  • Acknowledgments - xv
  • Introduction - 1
  • 1. “Unlivable Conditions”: Health and Housing - 13
  • “Where the Rats Come Out”: Slumlord Neglect - 15
  • “Silent Killers”: Mold and Asthma in Public Housing - 17
  • “Where Are We Going to Wind Up?”:
  • The Trauma of Foreclosure - 23
  • “As If They’re Passing Away”: Gentrification - 26
  • “We Have a Petition”: Speaking Out and Taking Action - 31
  • 2. “They Put Us Down When We Already Down”:
  • Police and Juvenile Justice - 34
  • “He Starts Grabbing Me”: Student Perspectives on Policing
  • in and out of Schools - 35
  • “It’s a Memorable Moment”: Stop-and-Frisk Policing of
  • Students in the Community - 38
  • “All My Youth Was Locked Up in Prison”:
  • Juvenile Incarceration and the War on Drugs - 40
  • “He Never Got to Meet Me”:
  • Growing Up with Incarcerated Parents - 42
  • “Their Wrists Are Too Small, So You Have to Handcuff Them up by Their Biceps”:
  • Zero-Tolerance Policing In School - 46
  • “I Was 15. Came Home at 25”: Juvenile Detention in Rikers - 50
  • “On the Side of the Kids”: Restorative Justice and
  • Student Action - 52
  • 3. “The Legal Right to Be Somebody”: Immigration - 56
  • “Fearful of Any Institution”:
  • Challenges Facing Emergent Bilinguals - 57
  • “In the Desert, the Mountains, the Cold—
  • With Only Water”: Border Crossing Stories - 59
  • “I Was Doing Really Bad”:
  • A Downward Educational Spiral - 63
  • “She’s Barely Home”: Labor Exploitation
  • and Parent–School Engagement - 67
  • “Not Having a Dad”: Deportation and Forced
  • Single-Parent Homes - 70
  • “He Never Went to School”: A Climate of Fear - 74
  • “I Was Empowering My People”: Student Immigrant Rights - 76
  • 4. “People Are Strong When They Stand Together”:
  • Gender and Identity - 81
  • “I Never Went Back”: Bullying and Anti-LGBTQ Violence - 83
  • “Get the Hell Out!”:
  • Family Rejection and LGBTQ Homelessness - 87
  • “The Place for Me!”:
  • Inclusive School Cultures and Legal Silencing - 89
  • “I Never Talked with Anybody About This”:
  • Sexual Harassment - 93
  • “Being the Sexy Girl”:
  • Body Image and Self-Objectification - 97
  • “I Look Fat”: Body Image and Eating Disorders - 101
  • “Save a Kid’s Education”: Girls Support Groups
  • and Genders & Sexualities Alliances - 104
  • 5. “Some Place to Call Home”:
  • Foster Care and Child Welfare - 108
  • “They Stole 10 Years from Me”:
  • The Trauma of Family Separation - 109
  • “The System Failed Me”: The Disproportionate Academic
  • Impact of Foster Care 111
  • “Welfare Queens”: The Criminalization of Poor Black Mothers - 117
  • “She Could Not Take Care of Herself”:
  • Parental Substance Abuse - 121
  • “Not Me, Not Mine”: Aging Out and Youth Advocacy - 124
  • Conclusion “I’ve Got Your Back”: Moving from Trauma
  • and Resilience Toward Student Activism - 129
  • “Sites of Possibility” - 131
  • “A Knock on the Door”: A Sign of the Times - 132
  • “Where We Want to Be”: Youth Participatory Action Research - 134
  • At the Screening: Parting Thoughts - 140
  • Guide for Using Videos - 143
  • Notes - 159
  • References - 163
  • Index 179
  • About the Author - 190

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807758984, 978-0807758984
      ISBN10: 0807758981
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      • Foreword Michelle Fine - xi
      • Acknowledgments - xv
      • Introduction - 1
      • 1. “Unlivable Conditions”: Health and Housing - 13
      • “Where the Rats Come Out”: Slumlord Neglect - 15
      • “Silent Killers”: Mold and Asthma in Public Housing - 17
      • “Where Are We Going to Wind Up?”:
      • The Trauma of Foreclosure - 23
      • “As If They’re Passing Away”: Gentrification - 26
      • “We Have a Petition”: Speaking Out and Taking Action - 31
      • 2. “They Put Us Down When We Already Down”:
      • Police and Juvenile Justice - 34
      • “He Starts Grabbing Me”: Student Perspectives on Policing
      • in and out of Schools - 35
      • “It’s a Memorable Moment”: Stop-and-Frisk Policing of
      • Students in the Community - 38
      • “All My Youth Was Locked Up in Prison”:
      • Juvenile Incarceration and the War on Drugs - 40
      • “He Never Got to Meet Me”:
      • Growing Up with Incarcerated Parents - 42
      • “Their Wrists Are Too Small, So You Have to Handcuff Them up by Their Biceps”:
      • Zero-Tolerance Policing In School - 46
      • “I Was 15. Came Home at 25”: Juvenile Detention in Rikers - 50
      • “On the Side of the Kids”: Restorative Justice and
      • Student Action - 52
      • 3. “The Legal Right to Be Somebody”: Immigration - 56
      • “Fearful of Any Institution”:
      • Challenges Facing Emergent Bilinguals - 57
      • “In the Desert, the Mountains, the Cold—
      • With Only Water”: Border Crossing Stories - 59
      • “I Was Doing Really Bad”:
      • A Downward Educational Spiral - 63
      • “She’s Barely Home”: Labor Exploitation
      • and Parent–School Engagement - 67
      • “Not Having a Dad”: Deportation and Forced
      • Single-Parent Homes - 70
      • “He Never Went to School”: A Climate of Fear - 74
      • “I Was Empowering My People”: Student Immigrant Rights - 76
      • 4. “People Are Strong When They Stand Together”:
      • Gender and Identity - 81
      • “I Never Went Back”: Bullying and Anti-LGBTQ Violence - 83
      • “Get the Hell Out!”:
      • Family Rejection and LGBTQ Homelessness - 87
      • “The Place for Me!”:
      • Inclusive School Cultures and Legal Silencing - 89
      • “I Never Talked with Anybody About This”:
      • Sexual Harassment - 93
      • “Being the Sexy Girl”:
      • Body Image and Self-Objectification - 97
      • “I Look Fat”: Body Image and Eating Disorders - 101
      • “Save a Kid’s Education”: Girls Support Groups
      • and Genders & Sexualities Alliances - 104
      • 5. “Some Place to Call Home”:
      • Foster Care and Child Welfare - 108
      • “They Stole 10 Years from Me”:
      • The Trauma of Family Separation - 109
      • “The System Failed Me”: The Disproportionate Academic
      • Impact of Foster Care 111
      • “Welfare Queens”: The Criminalization of Poor Black Mothers - 117
      • “She Could Not Take Care of Herself”:
      • Parental Substance Abuse - 121
      • “Not Me, Not Mine”: Aging Out and Youth Advocacy - 124
      • Conclusion “I’ve Got Your Back”: Moving from Trauma
      • and Resilience Toward Student Activism - 129
      • “Sites of Possibility” - 131
      • “A Knock on the Door”: A Sign of the Times - 132
      • “Where We Want to Be”: Youth Participatory Action Research - 134
      • At the Screening: Parting Thoughts - 140
      • Guide for Using Videos - 143
      • Notes - 159
      • References - 163
      • Index 179
      • About the Author - 190

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