Female Students and Cultures of Violence in Cities (Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism)

As the economy constricts, it seems living with a chronic sense of fear and anxiety is the new normal for a growing number of urban females. Many females are susceptible to victimization by cumulative strands of violence in school, their communities, families and partnerships. Exposure to violence has been shown to contribute to physical and mental health problems, a propensity for substance abuse, transience and homelessness, and unsurprisingly, poor school attendance and performance. What does a girl do when there is no place to get away from this, and even school is a danger zone? Why have so many educators turned their attention away from the reality of violence against girls? Why is there a tendency to categorize such violence as just another example of the general concept of'bullying?'Critical educators who research the effects of current market logics on the schooling of marginalized youth have yet fully to focus on this issue. This volume puts the reality of violence in the lives of urban school girls back on the map, investigates answers to the above questions, and presents suggestions for change. "As the economy constricts, it seems living with a chronic sense of fear and anxiety is the new normal for a growing number of urban females. Many females are susceptible to victimization by cumulative strands of violence in school, their communities, families and partnerships. Exposure to violence has been shown to contribute to physical and mental health problems, a propensity for substance abuse, transience and homelessness, and unsurprisingly, poor school attendance and performance. What does a girl do when there is no place to get away from this, and even school is a danger zone? Why have so many educators turned their attention away from the reality of violence against girls? Why is there a tendency to categorize such violence as just another example of the general concept of'bullying?'Critical educators who research the effects of current market logics on the schooling of marginalized youth have yet fully to focus on this issue"-- Provided by publisher 1. Capital and the production of classes and racialized females / Julia Hall -- 2. Human sex trafficking in the city : seeking victims among domestic girls / Illana R. Lane and Virginia A. Batchelor -- 3. Longitudinal ethnography : uncovering domestic abuse in low-income women's lives / Linda M. Burton, Diane Purvin, and Raymond Garrett-Peters -- 4. Gender as the next top model of global consumer-citizenship / Lindsay Palmer -- 5. Neoliberal fantasies and the 'centaur state' : confronting hypermasculine violence in urban public schooling / Alexander J. Means -- 6. 'Prisonization' and Latinas in alternative high schools / Aida Hurtado, Ruby Hernandez, and Craig Haney -- 7. Disability and silences that do not tell / Linda Ware and Danielle Cowley -- 8. When black girls became pretty : teacher biography as source of student transformation / Craig Centrie -- 9. Stop the potlucks / Julia Hall Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 1 Capital and the Production of Classed and Racialized Females 10 2 Human Sex Trafficking in the City: Seeking Victims among Domestic Girls 21 3 Longitudinal Ethnography: Uncovering Domestic Abuse in Low-Income Women’s Lives 38 4 Gender as the Next Top Model of Global Consumer-Citizenship 90 5 Neoliberal Fantasies and the ‘Centaur State’: Confronting Hypermasculine Violence in Urban Public Schooling 106 6 ‘Prisonization’ and Latinas in Alternative High Schools 122 7 Disability and Silences That Do Not Tell 144 8 When Black Girls Became Pretty: Teacher Biography as Source of Student Transformation 159 9 Stop the Potlucks 180 Contributors 186 Index 190