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Overview"Many liberal-minded Western democracies pride themselves on their commitments to egalitarianism, the fair treatment of immigrants, and the right to education. These environments would seem to provide a best-case scenario for the reception of immigrant youth. But that is not always the case. Coercive Concern explores how stereotypes of Muslim immigrants in Western liberal societies flow through public schools into everyday interactions, informing how Muslim youth are perceived by teachers and peers. Beyond simply identifying the presence of racialized speech in schools, this book uncovers how coercive assimilation is cloaked in benevolent narratives of care and concern. Coercive Concern provides an ethnographic critique of the ""concern"" that animates integration policy in Danish schools. Reva Jaffe-Walter focuses on the experiences of Muslim youth at a public school where over 40% of the student body is of immigrant descent, showing how schools operate as sites of governance. These efforts are led by political leaders who promote national fears of immigrant take-over, by teachers in schools, and by everyday citizens who are concerned about ""problems"" of immigration. Jaffe-Walter exposes the psychic and material costs immigrant youth endure when living in the shadow of social scrutiny, but she also charts a path forward by uncovering the resources these youth need to attain social mobility and success." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Reva Jaffe-WalterPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780804798426ISBN 10: 0804798427 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 16 March 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction: Ethnographic Journeys through Concern 1. Producing Liberal National Imaginaries in Relation to Muslim ""Others"" 2. Integration Policies and Immigration: Creating Ideal Liberal Subjects 3. ""Liberalizing"" Muslim Girls 4. Negotiating Relationships to Hostlands and Homelands: Portraits of Aliyah, Sara, and Dhalia 5. ""I'm Somali by nature, I'm Muslim by choice, and I'm Danish by paper"": Narrating Identities in the Figured World of Danes and ""Others"" 6. Imagining Spaces of Recognition: Teachers' Counter-Narratives and Comparative Sites of Possibility Conclusion: Seeing Through ""the Wall"": Interrogating Liberal Blind Spots and Silences"ReviewsJaffe-Walter insightfully sheds light on everyday enactments of bias in the educational lives of immigrant youth. This beautifully written, timely book provides important lessons for educators, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers on both sides of the Atlantic. Carola Suarez-Orozco, co-author of Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society Author InformationReva Jaffe-Walter is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Montclair State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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