| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
In medias res -- How violence became preventable -- Statistical lives -- Familiar strangers -- Stories come apart -- The state of adults -- Epilogue : the future -- Appendix : an ephemeral ethnography. |
| Summary |
"Hailed as a means to transform cultural norms and change lives, violence prevention programs signal a slow-rolling policy revolution that has reached nearly two-thirds of young people in the United States today. Max A. Greenberg takes us inside the booming market for programming and onto the asphalt campuses of Los Angeles where these programs are implemented, many just one hour a week for 12 weeks. He spotlights how these ephemeral programs, built on troves of risk data, are disconnected from the lived experiences of the young people they were created to support. Going beyond the narrow stories told about at-risk youth through data and in policy, Greenberg sketches a vivid portrait of young men and women coming of age and forming relationships in a world of abiding harm and fleeting, fragmented support. At the same time, Greenberg maps the minefield of historical and structural inequalities that program facilitators must navigate to build meaningful connections with the youth they serve. Taken together, these programs shape the stories and politics of a generation and reveal how social policy can go wrong when it ignores the lives of young people"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
At-risk youth -- Services for -- California -- Los Angeles.
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At-risk youth -- Services for. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
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At-risk youth. |
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At-risk youth -- Counseling of -- California -- Los Angeles.
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At-risk youth -- Counseling of. |
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Youth and violence -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Youth and violence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Greenberg, Max A., author. Twelve weeks to change a life Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520297746 (DLC) 2018038421 |
| ISBN |
9780520969988 (epub) |
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0520969987 |
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9780520297746 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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