The abandoned generation : democracy beyond the culture of fear / Henry A. Giroux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giroux, Henry A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical pedagogy--United States.

Critical pedagogy.

United States.

Youth--United States--Social conditions.

Youth.

Social conditions.

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education.

Education--Political aspects.

Education--Curricula--United States.

Education--Curricula.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Mass media and youth--United States.

Mass media and youth.

Physical Description:

xxii, 234 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

IN his latest book, Henry Giroux presents us with a powerful but bleak view of how youth in the United States is faring today. He argues that the United States is at war with young people, especially those marginalized by class and color. This war against our youth is waged by liberals, conservatives, corporate interests, and religious fundamentalists. It's a war that ranges for and wide and includes a full-scale attack on social services, the welfare state, and public schools. Following the attacks of 9/11 and the passing of anti-terrorist laws that undermine basic civil liberties while legitimizing potentially repressive government actions, there has been a thunderous silence on the part of many citizens, critics, and educators regarding the ongoing insecurity and injustice experienced by youth. Giroux argues that youth are now demonized by the popular media or derided by politicians looking for quick-fix solutions to crime. Instead of young people inspiring hope for a better future, their presence now engenders fear, a need for greater control, and increased surveillance. Instead of providing a decent education to poor young people, we serve them more standardized tests. Instead of guaranteeing them food, shelter, and health care, we increase their rates of incarceration. Instead of providing them with vibrant public spheres, we offer them a commercialized culture in which consumerism is the only obligation of citizenship. Certainly, they deserve better. Seeing their plight through Henry Giroux's eyes may be the first step in creating a better place for the youth of today to grow into the adults of tomorrow.

Contents:

Introduction: The War Against Youth in the Post-9/11 Era xiii

Chapter 1 Public Time versus Emergency Time: Politics, Terrorism, and the Culture of Fear 1

Chapter 2 Democracy, Patriotism, and Schooling After September 11: Critical Citizens or Unthinking Patriots? 16

Chapter 3 Global Capitalism and the Return of the Garrison State: Rethinking Hope in the Age of In-Security 46

Chapter 4 Leaving Most Children Behind: Public Education Under Siege 71

Chapter 5 Teen Girls' Resistance and the Disappearing Social in Ghost World 103

Chapter 6 From "Manchild" to Baby Boy: Race and the Politics of Self-Help 121

Chapter 7 Higher Education, Inc.: Training Students to Be Consumers 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-230) and index.

ISBN:

1403961387

OCLC:

50696429

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