Being Bad will change the way you think about the social and academic worlds of Black boys. In a poignant and harrowing journey from systems of education to systems of criminal justice, the author follows her brother, Chris, who has been designated a bad kid by his school, a person of interest by the police, and a gangster by society. Readers first meet Chris in a Chicago jail, where he is being held in connection with a string of street robberies. We then learn about Chris through insiders' accounts that stretch across time to reveal key events preceding this tragic moment. Together, these stories explore such timely issues as the under-education of Black males, the place and importance of scapegoats in our culture, the on-the-ground reality of zero tolerance, the role of mainstream media in constructing Black masculinity, and the critical relationships between schools and prisons. No other book combines rigorous research, personal narrative, and compelling storytelling to examine the educational experiences of young Black males.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Teachers' College Press
ISBN-13
9780807755976
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209021575
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Experimental Psychology
Author
Crystal T. Laura
Publication Name
Being Bad: My Baby Brother and the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Strategy
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Crystal T. Laura
Series Title
Teaching for Social Justice Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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