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Author Voisin, Dexter R., author.

Title America the beautiful and violent : black youth & neighborhood trauma in Chicago / Dexter R. Voisin
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (302 pages) : illustrations
Contents The beginning -- The tale of two Americas -- Not all violence is the same : race- and place-based violence -- The road to concentrated poverty and neighborhood violence -- The scars of violence -- When violence and sex are entangled -- Living and parenting in the presence of everyday dangers -- Joining the broken pieces : practice and policy solutions and systems integrations -- Making a difference : rebuilding the village -- Notes -- Index
Summary Dexter R. Voisin provides a compelling and social-justice-oriented analysis of current trends in neighborhood violence in light of the historical and structural factors that have reproduced entrenched patterns of racial and economic inequality. He features the powerful voices and insights of black youth in Chicago and their parents and communities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on August 19, 2019)
Subject Youth and violence -- Illinois -- Chicago
African American youth -- Illinois -- Chicago
Urban poor -- Illinois -- Chicago
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
African American youth
Urban poor
Youth and violence
Illinois -- Chicago
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019015684
ISBN 9780231545471
0231545479