Jacked Up and Unjust : Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies /

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"In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Irwin and 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. Based on nine years of ethnographic rese...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Irwin, Katherine (Autor), Umemoto, Karen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Youth > Social conditions.
Youth and violence.
Pacific Islander American teenagers > Hawaii > Social conditions.
Youth > Hawaii > Social conditions.
Youth and violence > Hawaii > 21st century.
Hawaii.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Literature review and background
  • The caring adult role in youth research
  • "Us girls get the second half": girls' early socialization and outspoken femininity
  • Fighting for her honor: high school girls' struggles for respect
  • Boys and violence
  • Sea of good intentions: juvenile protection in the shadow of punishment
  • Youth prepare for adulthood
  • Theoretical conclusions
  • Compassionate and constructive policy and practice
  • Appendix 1. table: study participants
  • Appendix 2. table: demographic profiles of teens quoted.

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