| White Prescriptions?: The Dangerous Social Potential for Ritalin and Other Psychotropic Drugs to Harm Black Males Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, Terence D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594516901 ISBN-13: 9781594516900 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For all the debates about black males and their role in American society, there has been little attention to a dangerous and growing trend: the overprescription of Ritalin and other behavioral drugs. This book reveals how and why black males are disproportionately targeted and controlled by American schools in ways that hamper and endanger their educational success. Fitzgerald shows how the government, medical practitioners, and the pharmaceuticals industry have facilitated this oppressive trend, setting it against a larger historical backdrop of racism in American education. |