{"product_id":"children-and-families-at-promise-deconstructing-the-discourse-of-risk-9780791422922","title":"Children and Families at Promise: Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Beth Blue Swadener | Sally Lubeck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows how the labeling of children as \"at-risk\" actually perpetuates the inequities, racism, and discrimination facing many families in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book critiques the currently popular \"at-risk\" construct, drawing from historical, contextual, critical, and personal perspectives. It provides an alternative context for viewing children and their families as \"at-promise.\" A basic premise of the book is that the generalized use of the \"at-risk\" label is highly problematic and often implicitly racist and classist-a 1990s version of the cultural deficit model that locates problems in individuals, families, and communities, rather than in institutional structures that create and maintain inequality. This book provides a needed interrogation and alternative context for viewing children and families caught in the extreme conditions facing many families in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614864392343,"sku":"9780791422922","price":3730.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780791422922.webp?v=1775097094","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/children-and-families-at-promise-deconstructing-the-discourse-of-risk-9780791422922","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}