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A Dream Denied: Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America
Michaela Soyer
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Description for A Dream Denied: Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America
Paperback. Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. This book delves deeper, investigating the social and cultural implications of the "American dream" narrative for young minority men in the juvenile justice systems in Boston and Chicago. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBNC; JFFJ; JFSL; JKVQ2; LNFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. A Dream Denied delves deeper, investigating the social and cultural implications of the American dream narrative for young minority men in the juvenile justice systems in Boston and Chicago. This book connects young male offenders' cycles of desistance and recidivism with normative assumptions about success and failure in American society, exposing a tragic disconnect between structural reality and juvenile justice policy. This book challenges us to reconsider how American society relates to its most vulnerable members, how it responds to their personal failures, and how it promises them a better future.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520290457
SKU
V9780520290457
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About Michaela Soyer
Michaela Soyer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hunter College.
Reviews for A Dream Denied: Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America
The intricately detailed descriptions of the teenagers and their raw narratives are effective at telling a somber story. Soyer does an excellent job at showing why so many juveniles recidivate. In doing so, she contributes to a highly needed but surprisingly sparse area of developmental research that focuses on how systems influence juvenile reoffending and reentry.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Necessary reading.
Punishment and Society
One of the most profound findings of Soyer's book is how desperately these young people want to make a change in their lives... the connection of the American Dream mythology to institutions of change is a worthy contribution, and Soyer's critical gaze as a result of having grown up in Germany is unique.
Theoretical Criminology
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Necessary reading.
Punishment and Society
One of the most profound findings of Soyer's book is how desperately these young people want to make a change in their lives... the connection of the American Dream mythology to institutions of change is a worthy contribution, and Soyer's critical gaze as a result of having grown up in Germany is unique.
Theoretical Criminology