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Reva Jaffe-Walter - Coercive Concern - 9780804796217 - V9780804796217
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Coercive Concern

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Description for Coercive Concern Hardcover. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; JHMC; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.

Many liberal-minded Western democracies pride themselves on their commitments to egalitarianism, the fair treatment of immigrants, and the right to education. These environments would seem to provide a best-case scenario for the reception of immigrant youth. But that is not always the case. Coercive Concern explores how stereotypes of Muslim immigrants in Western liberal societies flow through public schools into everyday interactions, informing how Muslim youth are perceived by teachers and peers. Beyond simply identifying the presence of racialized speech in schools, this book uncovers how coercive assimilation is cloaked in benevolent narratives of care and concern.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology of Policy
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804796217
SKU
V9780804796217
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Reva Jaffe-Walter
Reva Jaffe-Walter is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Montclair State University.

Reviews for Coercive Concern
"In Jaffe-Walter's skillful hands, the story inside Coercive Concern acts as a provocative mirror for those of us living in 'liberal democracies,' revealing the cultural practice of othering in the stark language of exclusion and the soft language of concern."
Michelle Fine, The Graduate Center
CUNY
"This book shows that what appear on the surface to be ... Read more

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