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  • In Defense of Single-Parent Families

    by Nancy E Dowd ...
    An expert in family law and policy presents a thought-provoking examination of the stereotypes, realities, and possibilities of single-parent families.Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. As ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Radical Brown

    Keeping the Promise to America's Children

    by Margaret Beale Spencer, Nancy E. Dowd, H. Richard Milner IV ...
    Series series Race and Education
    A rallying cry for equitable education informed by a revolutionary re-reading of Brown v. Board of Education, on the 70th anniversary of the ruling ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence

    by Nancy E. Dowd, Dorothy G. Singer, Robin Fretwell Wilson ...
    *"Each chapter contains recommendations for legislators, policy makers, researchers, and families. This book should be on the desk, and minds, of legislators, attorneys, social workers and other mental health professionals who encounter and wish to ameliorate the effects of violence in the lives of their young constituents, clients, and patients."—*JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIESQuestions ... Read more

    $140.39 USD

  • Redefining Fatherhood

    by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Most fathers parent less than most mothers. Those fathers who do parent equally or more so than mothers are poorly supported by our society. For children this means a loss of adult care, as well as an ongoing and sharply defined differentiation between fathers and mothers. Fathers are not present in children's lives to a significant degree, if at all, or when they are present, they are often ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Centering Families of Color

    A Reimagination of Family Law

    Edited by R. A. Lenhardt, Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Series series Families, Law, and Society
    Centers families of color in family law, revealing their pivotal role in shaping justice, equality, and social change and how their perspectives reframe the scope of family lawCentering Families of Color argues for the reframing of how we define “family law.” Centering the voices and perspectives of families of color, it expands and contextualizes how the law functions in relation to families. It ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Reimagining Equality

    A New Deal for Children of Color

    by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice MagazineA comprehensive examination of developmental inequality among childrenDevelopmental equality–whether every child has an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potential–is essential for children’s future growth and access to opportunity. In the United States, however, children of color are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Man Question

    Male Subordination and Privilege

    by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Among the many important tools feminist legal theorists have given scholars is that of anti-essentialism: all women are not created equal, and privilege varies greatly by circumstances,particularly that of race and class. Yet at the same time, feminist legal theory tends to view men through an essentialist lens, in which men are created equal. The study of masculinities, inspired by feminist ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • A New Juvenile Justice System

    Total Reform for a Broken System

    Edited by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Series Book 6 - Families, Law, and Society
    A New Juvenile Justice System aims at nothing less than a complete reform of the existing system: not minor change or even significant overhaul, but the replacement of the existing system with a different vision. The authors in this volume—academics, activists, researchers, and those who serve in the existing system—all respond in this collection to the question of what the system should be. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Justice for Kids

    Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System

    Edited by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and or transferring into the adult criminal justice system. Justice for Kids is a volume of work by leading academics and activists ... Read more

    $19.39 USD

  • Justice for Kids

    Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System

    Edited by Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Series Book 2 - Families, Law, and Society
    Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on to live productive lives as adults, other children become enmeshed in the system, developing deeper problems and or transferring into the adult criminal justice system. Justice for Kids is a volume of work by leading academics and activists ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    Radical Brown

    Keeping the Promise to America’s Children

    by Margaret Beale Spencer, Nancy E. Dowd ...
    Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 35 min

    In Radical Brown, renowned developmental scholar Margaret Beale Spencer and critical legal analyst Nancy E. Dowd offer a fresh perspective on the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Noting that decades of flawed implementation have subverted Brown's great promise of educational equality for K–12 public school students, Spencer and Dowd propose a bold framework for a new interpretation of the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Righting Educational Wrongs

    Disability Studies in Law and Education

    Edited by Arlene Kanter, Beth Ferri ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Disability
    Righting Educational Wrongs brings together the work of scholars from the fields of disability studies in education and law to examine contemporary struggles around in-clusion and access to education. Specifically, contributors examine policies and practices as they contribute to or undermine educational access for individuals with disabilities.Kanter and Ferri expand our understanding about the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus