ISBN: 155849278X

At its heart, this book is a collection of personal accounts that speak to a variety of social concerns, from youth crime and domestic violence to public education and health care. Told b… More...

At its heart, this book is a collection of personal accounts that speak to a variety of social concerns, from youth crime and domestic violence to public education and health care. Told by children as well as adults, these stories offer illuminating if sometimes disturbing testimony about the circumstances of life in the contemporary United States. One story, for example, depicts the precarious world of a thirteen-year-old drug dealer. Another presents the searing narrative of a woman convicted of killing her abusive husband. Still another tells the painful saga of an "atomic" war veteran fighting the ravages of a disease induced and then denied by his own government. If the stories gathered by Thomas J. Cottle seem removed from the experience of some Americans, his telling of them often blurs the line between the extraordinary and the ordinary. As he explains in his introduction, the rules and rituals, institutions and conventions that define our social life link us in a fragile web of interdependence, what Cottle calls "the ecology of peril." Viewed in this light, the lives we lead are all in some sense "at risk," ever vulnerable to the harsh vicissitudes of inequity and injustice. Cottle organizes his narratives into four sections -- on the perils of health, family, school, and society at large. He concludes with an afterword that addresses some of the methodological issues raised by his approach. A blend of subjective insight and objective assessment, art health fitness and dieting,politics and government,politics and social sciences,psychology and counseling,public affairs and policy,social psychology and interactions,social sciences,social services and welfare,sociology Health, Fitness & Dieting, University of Massachusetts Press<

ISBN: 155849278X

Told by children and adults, these stories offer a sometimes disturbing testimony about the circumstances of life in the contemporary United States. These personal accounts speak of a var… More...

Told by children and adults, these stories offer a sometimes disturbing testimony about the circumstances of life in the contemporary United States. These personal accounts speak of a variety of social concerns, from youth crime and domestic violence to public education and health care. health fitness and dieting,politics and government,politics and social sciences,psychology,psychology and counseling,public affairs and policy,science and math,social psychology and interactions,social science,social sciences Psychology, University of Massachusetts Press<

ISBN: 9781558492783

University of Massachusetts Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the te… More...

University of Massachusetts Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., University of Massachusetts Press<

2001, ISBN: 9781558492783

Hardcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaran… More...

Hardcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices., [PU: University of Massachusetts Press]<

2001, ISBN: 9781558492783

Amherst, MA, U.S.A.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2001. hardback w/jacket; very good; 310 pp; soc.. Cloth. Very Good., University of Massachusetts Press, 2001