Jacked Up and Unjust (eBook)

Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies

Katherine Irwin, Karen Umemoto (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
232 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-95888-3 (ISBN)

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In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawai';i who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Basing their book on nine years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight how legacies of injustice endure, prompting teens to fight for dignity and the chance to thrive in America, a nation that the youth describe as inherently ';jacked up'riggedand ';unjust.' While the story begins with the youth battling multiple contingencies, it ends on a hopeful note with many of the teens overcoming numerous hardships, often with the guidance of steadfast, caring adults.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction
1. Literature Review and Background
2. The Caring Adult Role and Youth Research
3. “Us Girls Get the Second Half ”: Girls’ Early Socialization and Outspoken Femininity v 4. Fighting for Her Honor: High School Girls’ Struggles for Respect
5. Boys’ Fights and the Jacked-Up System
6. Sea of Good Intentions: Juvenile Protection in the Shadow of Punishment
7. Youth Prepare for Adulthood
8. Theoretical Conclusions
9. Compassionate and Constructive Policy and Practice

Appendix 1. Data Sources and Participant Demographics
Appendix 2. Demographics of Quoted Teens
Notes
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.8.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: american colonialism • American Culture • American Empire • American History • Civic • colonial past • Coming of Age • Criminology • Education • Ethnographic Research • Growing Up • hardships • Hawaii • Inequality • inner city experiences • Institutional failure • legacies of injustice • marginalized groups • Pacific • Pacific Islanders • political neglect • Politics • Poverty • Racism • Sexism • Social Justice • Teen • United States of America • Violence • Young people • youth incarceration • youth population
• ISBN-10: 0-520-95888-8 / 0520958888
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-95888-3 / 9780520958883