Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories, and the Culture of Cruelty

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Framing 21st Century Social Issues
Author:
Henry A. Giroux
ISBN:
9781136453267
Related ISBNs:
9780203125939, 9780415508131, 9780415508131, 9781138169838, 9781138169838
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-03-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
Taylor 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology