Children and Families At Promise

<p><b>Shows how the labeling of children as at-risk actually perpetuates the inequities racism and discrimination facing many families in America.</b></p><p>This 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.</p>