Socially constructed school violence : lessons from the field / Kimberly M. Williams. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Kimberly M., 1968-

Series:

Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 281.

Counterpoints : studies in the postmodern theory of education, 1058-1634 ; v. 281

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School violence--United States--Prevention.

School violence.

Behavior modification.

Alternative schools--United States.

Alternative schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 191 p. )

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Socially Constructed School Violence: Lessons from the Field argues that the way we understand what constitutes violence is socially constructed, and that people from different social locations, that is, gender, race, social class, geographic location, and so on, will have varied perspectives on what is violent. Based on ethnographic work at an urban alternative school for students expelled for bringing weapons to school and an affluent suburban school eighteen miles away, this book describes various ways violence can be constructed. Specifically, this book discusses personal and structural forms of violence that students, teachers, administrators, and other school staff encounter.

Using examples from the ethnographic analysis, this book describes some of the valuable lessons learned about hew we can work to prevent school violence."--Jacket.

Contents:

The important role of personal violence at WANTS

Social location and perceptions of personal violence

Personal violence and feelings : pain, fear, passion, love, anger, and, revenge

Power and structural violence : controlling resources

Prep jails : alternative schools preparing "delinquent students" for the next step

Conclusions, implications, and recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-188) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph