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PublisherRutgers University Press

ISBN-101978803060

ISBN-139781978803060

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038656408

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Number of Pages192 Pages

Publication NameBelonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World : Refugee Youth and the Pursuit of Identity

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Children's Studies, Sociology / General, Human Rights, Social Psychology

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorLaura Moran

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Psychology

SeriesRutgers Series in Childhood Studies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight0.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2018-053055

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThis book offers a rich ethnography of the lives of refugee youth in a culturally diverse world. Eschewing both celebratory multiculturalism and a narrow focus on racism, the book deftly examines the ways race and friendship are woven together in the identity-making practices of young refugees. Moran insightfully foregrounds the importance of understanding the 'responsive' nature of identity in forging a sense of place and belonging in culturally diverse schools., Laura Moran's work is innovative, well researched and engaging. It reminds us of the importance of micro-perspective, accounts of young people and the meanings young people give to broad social narratives they encounter and shows the value of extensive ethnographic fieldwork., The book is exceptionally legible and accessible, is written clearly and concisely, and is available as an Open Access volume. It will appeal to scholars and students across disciplines - such as education, anthropology, sociology, geography, ethnic studies, political science, social work, and public administration - as well as to a general public that is interested in human rights, migration, youth, race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism., Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee-background youth challenge, invert, and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves, offering a much-needed counter-narrative to the all-too-often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society., Becoming and Belonging in a Multicultural World is a wonderfully fresh account of how refugee background youth challenge, invert and identify with racialized and ethnicized identity categories and navigate difference in their daily lives. The book foregrounds the voices of young people themselves offering a much needed counter-narrative to the all too often calcified identity constructs that animate much political discussion today. More than anything, it offers a rich account of the narrative forces that shape how diverse young people are able to realize a sense of belonging in a multicultural society.

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Dewey Decimal305.235086/9140994

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 Fieldwork and Research Foundations 2 Multicultural Australia and the Refugee Experience: Ethnographic Settings 3 Identity in Theory: Responsiveness and Belonging Among Refugee Youth 4 Everyday Identity: Self and Belonging through Friendship, Fighting and Dating 5 Performing Identity: Capital and Connecting in Multicultural Context 6 Politicizing Identity: Engaging Racism, Citizenship and the Nation 7 Self, Belonging and Multicultural Morality Appendix Acknowledgements Notes References Index

SynopsisChildren and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people's heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth's own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism., Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Brisbane, Australia, Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World provides a critical analysis of the shortcomings and underpinning contradictions of modern multicultural inclusion. It demonstrates how creating a sense of identity among young Sudanese and Karen refugees is a continual process shaped by powerful social forces., Children and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people?s heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth?s own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism., Children and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people's heightened politicization, Open Access volume Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth's own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism. Download open access ebook., Children and youth are front and center in the context of global mass migration and the social discord around questions of multicultural inclusion that it often ignites. Imprecise portrayals of their inclination to either embrace diversity or to incite racism are used to exemplify both the success and failures of the multicultural project. In the context of young people's heightened politicization, Belonging and Becoming in a Multicultural World , shifts the focus to a group of Sudanese and Karen refugee youth's own insights, explanations and practices as they attempt to create a sense of identity and belonging in Australia. These young people engage race, racism and national identity in creative and unexpected ways as they are confronted with the social and moral implications of multiculturalism.

LC Classification NumberHV640