Dangerous or endangered? : : race and the politics of youth in urban America / / Jennifer Tilton.
How do you tell the difference between a “good kid” and a “potential thug”? In Dangerous or Endangered?, Jennifer Tilton considers the ways in which children are increasingly viewed as dangerous and yet, simultaneously, as endangered and in need of protection by the state.Tilton draws on three years...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction.
- 1. Back in the Day
- 2. Trying to Get up the Hill
- 3. Protecting Children in the Hills
- 4. Cruising down the Boulevard
- 5. What Is “the Power of the Youth”?
- Conclusion: Hope and Fear
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author