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Citizen, Student, Soldier
Gina M. Pérez
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Hardcover. Series: Social Transformations in American Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Since the 1990s, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs have experienced unprecedented expansion in American public schools. The program and its proliferation in poor, urban schools districts with large numbers of Latina/o and African American students is not without controversy. Public support is often based on the belief that the program provides much-needed discipline for "at risk" youth. Meanwhile, critics of JROTC argue that the program is a recruiting tool for the U.S. military and is yet another example of an increasingly punitive climate that disproportionately affect youth of color in American public schools.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Social Transformations in American Anthropology
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479850617
SKU
V9781479850617
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About Gina M. Pérez
Gina M. Pérez is Professor in the Department of Comparative American Studies in Oberlin College. She is the author of Citizen, Student, Soldier: Latina/o Youth, JROTC and the American Dream and co-editor with Alex Chávez of Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades.
Reviews for Citizen, Student, Soldier
Citizen, Student, Soldieroffers a nuanced portrait of the nexus between race, militarism, and contemporary public education, giving fresh insight to the deeply intertwined histories of Latina/os and military service. Written in accessible prose and drawing from Latina/o studies, political science, anthropology, and critical military studies, Perezs text represents an invaluable contribution toward our understanding of race, social membership. National belonging ... Read more