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Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law : Addressing Dramatic Shifts in Equality Jurisprudence / / Roger J.R. Levesque



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Autore: Levesque Roger J. R. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law : Addressing Dramatic Shifts in Equality Jurisprudence / / Roger J.R. Levesque Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
Disciplina: 305.2350973
Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
Teenagers - United States - Civil rights
Age discrimination - United States
Adolescence - Social aspects - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Shifts in Equality Jurisprudence -- 2. The Nature, Developmental Roots, and Alleviation of Discrimination -- 3. Addressing Necessary Shifts in Equality Jurisprudence -- 4. Supporting Equality Jurisprudence’s Sites of Inculcation -- 5. Harnessing Developmental Science to Broaden Equality Jurisprudence -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: Explores the shifts and the research used to support civil rights claims of discrimination, particularly relating to minority youths’ rights to equal treatment In the wake of the civil rights movement, the legal system dramatically changed its response to discrimination based on race, gender, and other characteristics. It is now showing signs of yet another dramatic shift, as it moves from considering difference to focusing on neutrality. Rather than seeking to counter subjugation through special protections for groups that have been historically (and currently) disadvantaged, the Court now adopts a “colorblind” approach. Equality now means treating everyone the same way. This book explores these shifts and the research used to support civil rights claims, particularly relating to minority youths’ rights to equal treatment. It integrates developmental theory with work on legal equality and discrimination, showing both how the legal system can benefit from new research on development and how the legal system itself can work to address invidious discrimination given its significant influence on adolescents—especially those who are racial minorities—at a key stage in their developmental life. Adolescents, Discrimination, and the Law articulates the need to address discrimination by recognizing and enlisting the law’s inculcative powers in multiple sites subject to legal regulation, ranging from families, schools, health and justice systems to religious and community groups. The legal system may champion ideals of neutrality in the goals it sets itself for treating individuals, but it cannot remain neutral in the values it supports and imparts. This volume shows that despite the shift to a focus on neutrality, the Court can and should effectively foster values supporting equality, especially among youth.Explores the shifts and the research used to support civil rights claims of discrimination, particularly relating to minority youths’ rights to equal treatment In the wake of the civil rights movement, the legal system dramatically changed its response to discrimination based on race, gender, and other characteristics. It is now showing signs of yet another dramatic shift, as it moves from considering difference to focusing on neutrality. Rather than seeking to counter subjugation through special protections for groups that have been historically (and currently) disadvantaged, the Court now adopts a “colorblind” approach. Equality now means treating everyone the same way. This book explores these shifts and the research used to support civil rights claims, particularly relating to minority youths’ rights to equal treatment. It integrates developmental theory with work on legal equality and discrimination, showing both how the legal system can benefit from new research on development and how the legal system itself can work to address invidious discrimination given its significant influence on adolescents—especially those who are racial minorities—at a key stage in their developmental life. Adolescents, Discrimination, and the Law articulates the need to address discrimination by recognizing and enlisting the law’s inculcative powers in multiple sites subject to legal regulation, ranging from families, schools, health and justice systems to religious and community groups. The legal system may champion ideals of neutrality in the goals it sets itself for treating individuals, but it cannot remain neutral in the values it supports and imparts. This volume shows that despite the shift to a focus on neutrality, the Court can and should effectively foster values supporting equality, especially among youth.
Titolo autorizzato: Adolescence, Discrimination, and the Law  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4798-1440-7
1-4798-3359-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821537003321
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