| Disposable Youth, Racialized Memories, and the Culture of Cruelty Contributor(s): Giroux, Henry A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415508134 ISBN-13: 9780415508131 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $48.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.235 |
| LCCN: 2011039701 |
| Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (0.40 lbs) 62 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Facing a crisis unlike that of any other generation, young people are caught between the discourses of consumerism and a powerful crime-control-complex, and are viewed increasingly as commodities or are subjected to the dictates of an ever expanding criminal justice system. Drawing upon critical analyses, biography, and social theory, Disposable Youth explores the current conditions of young people now face within an emerging culture of privatization, insecurity, and commodification and raises some important questions regarding the role that educators, young people, and concerned citizens might play in challenging the plight of young people, while deepening and extending the promise of a better future and a viable democracy. |