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Jacked up and unjust : Pacific Islander teens confront violent legacies / Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520958883
  • 0520958888
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jacked up and unjust.DDC classification:
  • 303.6083509969 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ799.2.V56 I79 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Literature review and background -- The caring adult role in youth research -- "Us girls get the second half": girls' early socialization and outspoken femininity -- Fighting for her honor: high school girls' struggles for respect -- Boys and violence -- Sea of good intentions: juvenile protection in the shadow of punishment -- Youth prepare for adulthood -- Theoretical conclusions -- Compassionate and constructive policy and practice -- Appendix 1. table: study participants -- Appendix 2. table: demographic profiles of teens quoted.
Summary: "In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Irwin and Umemoto shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawai'i who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Based on nine years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight how legacies of injustice endure as current challenges in the present, prompting teens to fight for dignity and the chance to thrive in America, a nation that the youth describe as inherently "jacked up" and "unjust." While the story begins with the youth battling multiple contingencies, it ends on a hopeful note, with many of the teens overcoming numerous hardships, often with the guidance of steadfast, caring adults"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Literature review and background -- The caring adult role in youth research -- "Us girls get the second half": girls' early socialization and outspoken femininity -- Fighting for her honor: high school girls' struggles for respect -- Boys and violence -- Sea of good intentions: juvenile protection in the shadow of punishment -- Youth prepare for adulthood -- Theoretical conclusions -- Compassionate and constructive policy and practice -- Appendix 1. table: study participants -- Appendix 2. table: demographic profiles of teens quoted.

"In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Irwin and Umemoto shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawai'i who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Based on nine years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight how legacies of injustice endure as current challenges in the present, prompting teens to fight for dignity and the chance to thrive in America, a nation that the youth describe as inherently "jacked up" and "unjust." While the story begins with the youth battling multiple contingencies, it ends on a hopeful note, with many of the teens overcoming numerous hardships, often with the guidance of steadfast, caring adults"--Provided by publisher.

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