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2018–2019
Sociology
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Hunger in the Land of Plenty:
of $25 or more. A Critical Look at Food Insecurity
James D. Wright, Amy Donley, and Sara Strickhouser Vega
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books, please sign up at www.rienner.com/email. “A far-reaching and important conversation on food insecurity
that raises a number of critical questions—not just about the
issue itself, but about the assumptions we make about it.”
—Stephen J. Scanlan, Ohio University
F I R S T F ORU M P R E S S , a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, provides
a forum for important work that may otherwise be overlooked because of “Reorients the default thinking on food insecurity and food policy in the United States,
today’s market constraints. FFP publishes specialized scholarly research providing a new lens on a very old problem.” —Michael D. Gillespie, Eastern Illinois University
of the highest quality in a timely and cost-effective fashion. You will find
FirstForum titles throughout this catalog.
Isolved?
n the United States today, 50 million people don’t have enough food. How is this
possible in one of the world’s wealthiest countries? Why hasn’t the problem been
Is it simply an economic issue? Challenging conventional wisdom, the
Do we publish e-books? Yes! If you are interested in ordering an e-book authors of Hunger in the Land of Plenty explore the causes and consequences of
for yourself or for a course you are teaching, please check our website for food insecurity; assess some of the major policies and programs that have been
availability. If the e-book you are looking for isn’t there, please let us know designed to reduce it; and consider alternative paths forward.
by calling 303-444-6684 or e-mailing ebooks@rienner.com. James D. Wright is Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and
Pegasus Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of
Central Florida. Amy Donley is associate professor of sociology at the University
of Central Florida. Sara Strickhouser Vega is president of Vega Nguyen Research
and also teaches sociology at Western Washington University.
CONTENTS: Food Insecurity in Context. The Insecurities? The Public Policy Connection.
Correlates of Food Insecurity. How Food Feeding the World in the Twenty-first Century.
Insecurity Matters for Mental and Physical
Health. Are Food Deserts the Source of the November 2018/ca. 175 pages
Problem? Can People Solve Their Own Food ISBN: 978-1-62637-765-3 hc $65/£59.95
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Adding Insult to Injury: Ending Homelessness:
(Mis)Treating Homeless Women Why We Haven’t, How We Can The Homelessness Industry:
in Our Mental Health System Donald W. Burnes and David L. DiLeo, editors A Critique of US Social Policy
“This must-read book asks how our wealthy
Laura Huey and Rose Ricciardelli nation ended up with a pervasive homelessness Elizabeth Beck and Pamela C. Twiss
“Breathtakingly clear is Huey and Ricciardelli’s problem … and suggests what we can do to
notion that the personal responsibility approach solve it.” —Nan Roman, President and CEO, “A must-read book for understanding why we have failed to
National Alliance to End Homelessness
via the medical model to end homelessness.” —Donald W. Burnes, Center on Poverty
solving a complex struc- “Incredibly useful for understanding the situ- and Homelessness, University of Denver
tural social problem like ation we are dealing with and what we are
homelessness is funda- “How did homelessness go from being understood as a social problem to becoming
trying to do about it.” —Amy Donley,
mentally flawed.... Adding University of Central Florida just a normal feature of life [in the United States]? If you’ve ever asked this question,
Insult to Injury solidifies The Homelessness Industry is essential reading.” —Vincent Lyon-Callo,
the idea that the injury “Ending Homelessness orients newcomers and Western Michigan University
of homelessness, unlike brings old warriors back up to speed. While it
other ‘diseases,’ cannot
be solved with medicine
alone.” —Tauna S. Sisco,
catalogs and explains
our modest programmatic
successes, it reminds us
Htheomelessness once was considered an aberration. Today it is a normalized feature
of US society. It is also, argue Elizabeth Beck and Pamela Twiss, an industry:
embrace of neoliberal policies and piecemeal efforts to address the problem
Contemporary Sociology just how durable home- have ensured a steady production of homeless people, as well as a plethora of dis-
lessness remains, how fun-
“An important contribution to the ongoing jointed social services that often pathologize individuals instead of housing them.
damentally tangled in our
conversation about the often-controversial political economy and Tracing the transformation of homelessness from being a social-justice issue to
treatment role of the medical establishment principles of distribution, one with solutions based on medical models and zero-sum-games analyses, Beck
in the lives of homeless adults.” how sadly normal.” and Twiss explore how government policies and practices have served to shape
—Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, —Jim Baumohl, our limited response to the problem. Equally important, they consider how a
American Journal of Sociology Bryn Mawr College
more just, human-rights-based approach might be effected.
D
Elizabeth Beck is professor in the School of Social Work at Georgia State
espite widespread recognition that the major-
ity of homeless women suffer from severe
mental and emotional trauma, our healthcare
D espite billions of government dollars spent
in the attempt, we are no closer than we
were three decades ago to solving the problem
University. Pamela C. Twiss is professor of social work at the California Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.
system has essentially left them untreated— of homelessness. Why? And what can we do
other than to mask their symptoms with psychi- about it? CONTENTS: The Making of the Homelessness Act. Services, Not Justice. From Managing to
atric drugs. Why? And what can be done about Tackling these questions, the authors of Industry. Homelessness Today and Its Historical Ending Homelessness. The Present Continuing
it? Addressing this issue, Laura Huey and Rose Ending Homelessness explore the complicated Roots. Competing Values: Neoliberalism and Quest for Justice.
Ricciardelli not only present an integrated and often dysfunctional relationship between Social Justice. From Social Problem to Psy-
analysis of the ways that the system is failing chiatry. Early Federal Policy and the Fight for October 2018/ca. 270 pages
efforts to address homelessness and the realities
homeless women, but also propose a sensible McKinney. Implementation in a Hostile Con- ISBN: 978-1-62637-741-7 hc $78.50/£72.95
on the street.
alternative to the status quo. Donald W. Burnes is founder and board text: The First Two Years of the McKinney
Laura Huey is associate professor of chair of the Burnes Center on Poverty and
sociology at the University of Western Ontario. Homelessness at the University of Denver
Rose Ricciardelli is associate professor of Graduate School of Social Work. David L.
sociology at Memorial University. DiLeo is professor emeritus of history and
humanities at Saddleback College.
2016/171 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-561-1 hc $63/£58.50 2016/341 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-507-9 hc $42.50/£39.50
Points of View
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Queer People of Color: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation,
Connected but Not Comfortable and Sexual Assault: Challenging the Myths
Angelique Harris, Juan Battle, and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr. Corina Schulze, Sarah Koon-Magnin, and Valerie L. Bryan
“A valuable contribution to race studies, sexuality studies, and “The first work I’ve come across that not only deals with
politics.... It is a great resource for scholars and students alike.” gender and sexual identity but introduces new means to
—Anthony Christian Ocampo, examine sexual assault in inclusive ways. An enormous con-
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona tribution to our work to understand and assist queer-identified
survivors of sexual assault.” —Lori Girshick, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Adoesqueer
s women and men who historically have faced multiple forms of oppression,
people of color often find themselves struggling to “fit in.” What impact
this have on their sociopolitical involvement within their communities of color?
“This book will become a ‘must have’ on the shelves of researchers who are interested
in gender-based victimization.” —Bonnie S. Fisher, University of Cincinnati
Within the queer community? And to what effect? Based on one of the largest
surveys to date of African American, Latina/o, Asian American, and Pacific
Islander American LGB individuals, this book offers a unique angle through Tceived,
he underlying argument of this groundbreaking study is this: Sexual orientation
and gender identity influence how sexual assault is experienced, how it is per-
and ultimately, how victims (and perpetrators) are treated by the criminal
which to examine belonging, and its converse, within marginalized communities.
Angelique Harris is associate professor of sociology at Marquette University. justice system.
Juan Battle is professor of sociology, public health, and urban education at the Focusing much of their work on the queer community—a community with a
Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). Antonio (Jay) disproportionately high risk of sexual assault—the authors introduce the Identity
Pastrana, Jr., is associate professor of sociology at the John Jay College of Inclusive Sexual Assault Myth Scale (IISAMS) to explore the unique aspects of
Criminal Justice, CUNY. sexual assault and the process of disclosure as experienced by queer victims.
They also incorporate participant recommendations, collected during interviews,
CONTENTS: Community Connection Among September 2018/ca. 140 pages as they foreground ways for more effectively preventing and responding to sexual
Queer People of Color. Black Communities. ISBN: 978-1-62637-715-8 hc $75/£69.50
Latinx Communities. Asian American and
violence throughout contemporary society.
A FirstForumPress Book
Pacific Islander American Communities. Corina Schulze and Sarah Koon-Magnin are associate professors in the
Looking at the Big Picture. Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South
Alabama. Valerie L. Bryan is associate professor in the Department of Soci-
ology, Anthropology, and Social Work at the University of South Alabama.
CONTENTS: Understanding Sexual Violence: February 2019/ca. 290 pages
Challenging the Myths. The Importance of ISBN: 978-1-62637-778-3 hc $79.95/£73.95
Identity. Sexual Assault and Disclosure. Rape
Myths and Rape Culture. The Identity Inclusive
Sexual Assault Myth Scale. Unique Concerns
and Resources. What Have We Learned?
4 ■ Lynne Rienner Publishers www.rienner.com ■ 5Gender, Crime, and Justice: Sexual Harassment Online:
Exploring the Dynamics Shaming and Silencing Women
Andrew Wilczak in the Digital Age
“[A]n excellent introduction to the topics of gender, crime, Tania G. Levey
and punishment.... Weaving together classical theories, recent
empirical studies, and contemporary examples from the news “An absolutely invaluable contribution ... highly recommended.”
and media, Wilczak presents the complex subjects of gender, intersectionality, and —Midwest Book Review
criminal justice in relatable ways.... Highly recommended.” —Choice
“A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at the language of online hate and the
“Discussions are effectively punctuated with just the right amount of thought-provoking persistence of misogyny in contemporary Western culture.” —Alecea Standlee,
Gettysburg College
questions that lead the uninitiated through the unpacking of difficult concepts and invite
them to experiment with different ways of thinking about gender, crime, and justice.
Issues that are highlighted are especially relevant to the interests of today’s college
students, and the price is right for class use.” —Phoebe Morgan, Gender & Society
W omen who use social media are often subjected to blatant sexual harassment,
facing everything from name calling to threats of violence. Aside from being
disturbing, what does this abuse tell us about gender and sexual norms? And can
we use the Internet to resist, even transform, destructive misogynistic norms?
E xactly what role does gender play in crime, and in the criminal justice system?
Addressing this two-part question from the perspective of the offender, the
victim, the community, and the overall justice system, Andrew Wilczak provides
Exploring the language of shaming and silencing women in the cybersphere,
Tania Levey addresses these questions and also considers how online attempts to
an accessible introduction to the full range of issues involved. regulate women’s behavior intersect with issues of race, ethnicity, and class.
Notably, this comprehensive text: features an inclusive focus on both men and Tania G. Levey is associate professor of sociology at York College, City
women; encompasses theory, as well as realities on the ground; draws on popular University of New York.
culture; challenges students to ask difficult questions; ties concepts to students’ CONTENTS: Gender and Sexual Norms in the in Public. Transformation and Dissent on
own lives; and incorporates an intersectional approach. Digital Age. Slut: Shaming Sexual Activity. Social Media.
Designed to simultaneously engage and instruct, the book is ideally suited for Whore: Judging “Bad” Girls. Dyke: Enforcing
Heterofeminine Standards. Bitch: Controlling 2018/216 pages
classroom use. ISBN: 978-1-62637-695-3 hc $69.95/£64.95
Gender Performances. Cunt: Silencing Women
Andrew Wilczak is assistant professor of criminology and sociology at
Wilkes University.
CONTENTS: Studying Crime and Gender: After Prison. The Intersection of Gender, Race,
Why Does It Matter? The Critical Perspective. and Class: Everything Matters.
A Refresher on Theories of Crime. From
Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime. Gangs 2017/291 pages
and Drug Violence. Relationship Violence. ISBN: 978-1-62637-659-5 hc $85/£78.95
Special paperback program . . .
Sexual Violence. Gender in the System. Life ISBN: 978-1-62637-660-1 pb $32.50/£29.95
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Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions When Police Use Force:
Wrongful Convictions of of Women: Context, Methods, Outcomes
African American Men When Innocence Isn’t Enough Craig Boylstein
Marvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink Marvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink
“This book will be the “Will be the definitive scholarly reference on
“Contains a wealth of material on a topic desperately needing
additional research and discussion.” —Captain Howard Rahtz,
definitive scholarly refer- this topic.... Essential.” —Choice Cincinnati Police Department (Retired)
ence on this topic and a
“Excellent.... A source of inspiration and moti-
Nnumber
must-read for anyone ew technology has offered the public the opportunity to witness police use of
interested in miscarriages vation for further theoretical and policy work.”
—Kristi Holsinger, force far more frequently than in the past—and has brought into sharp focus a
of justice. Essential.”
—Choice University of Missouri–Kansas City of big questions. Where does police power to use force come from? How
“Comprehensive and exceptionally well-written....
have the federal courts ruled on the subject? What sort of guidelines have police
In this investigation of
some 350 wrongful
convictions of African
Brings to the forefront one of the more troubling
features of the US criminal
departments given their officers, and are they appropriate guidelines? Do the
officers follow them?
American men, Marvin justice system.” Craig Boylstein draws extensively on nationwide data to explore these questions,
Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine —David V. Baker, addressing current controversies, analyzing how force is applied in various contexts
Riverside Community College
how issues of race undercut the larger goals and across various populations, and considering the role of policing as social control
in the modern state.
M
of our criminal justice system. arvin Free and Mitch
Free and Ruesink expand the focus of Ruesink reveal the Craig Boylstein is associate professor of sociology at Coastal Carolina University.
wrongful conviction studies to include not distinctive role that gender
only homicide, but also sexual assault, drug dynamics so often play in CONTENTS: Defining Police Use of Force. 2018/171 pages
dealing, and nonviolent crime. Their analysis the miscarriage of justice. The Federal Courts and Police Use of Force. ISBN: 978-1-62637-699-1 hc $69.95/£64.95
reveals that black men accused of crimes Examining more than Measuring Police Use of Force. Do Police
against white victims account for a dispropor- 160 cases involving such Treat Different Groups Differently? Current
tionate number of wrongful convictions. They Controversies. Demanding Justice.
charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug
also uncover other disturbing failings on the trafficking offenses, the authors explore sys-
part of prosecutors, police, witnesses, and temic failures in both policing and prosecution.
informants. Highlighting the systemic role of They also highlight the intersecting roles of
race, the authors challenge us to move past gender and race. Demonstrating how women
the “just a few bad apples” explanation and to encounter circumstances that are qualitatively
instead examine what it is about our criminal different than those of men, they illuminate
justice system that allows the innocent to be unique challenges facing women in the criminal
judged guilty. justice system.
Marvin D. Free, Jr., is professor emeritus Marvin D. Free, Jr., is professor emeritus
of sociology at the University of Wisconsin- of sociology at the University of Wisconsin- You and your library . . .
Whitewater. Mitch Ruesink teaches psychol- If there is a book that you would like
Whitewater. Mitch Ruesink teaches psychol- your library to own, speak up. Your
ogy at Waukesha County Technical College. ogy at Waukesha County Technical College. recommendations count—they help
paperback 2015/334 pages your librarian decide what to buy.
CONTENTS: Women and Wrongful Convictions.
ISBN: 978-1-58826-810-5 hc $75/£69.50 Child Abuse. When Women Kill. The War on
ISBN: 978-1-62637-237-5 pb $29.95/£27.50 Drugs. Property Crimes and Beyond. Looking
Back, Moving Forward.
2016/313 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-506-2 hc $75/£69.50
8 ■ Lynne Rienner Publishers www.rienner.com ■ 9The Borders of Race: Roots of African American
Patrolling “Multiracial” Identities Violence: Ethnocentrism, Black Men on the Blacktop:
Melinda Mills Cultural Diversity, and Racism Basketball and the Politics of Race
“Indispensable for institutions with sociology,
Darnell F. Hawkins, Jerome B. McKean, A. Rafik Mohamed
social work, or anthropology programs, or
any library serving racially and ethnically Norman A. White, and Christine Martin
diverse populations.” —Choice “It is a welcome breath of fresh air to read a “A revealing and well-researched study about an important
theoretically grounded treatise that tackles the form of resistance to a white-dominated culture.” —Booklist
“Full of rich findings thorny issue of race and crime.”
and new questions.... —James Unnever, Criminal Law
“This book is amazing.... an essential read. Mohamed brings
Mills points scholars & Criminal Justice Books the beauty, brilliance, power, and contradictions of street basketball into view,
down a conceptual road elucidating much that we can learn from ballers and the game they play.”
that changes many of the
things we thought we knew W hat explains the well-documented racial
disparities in rates of homicide and other
—David J. Leonard, University of California, Berkeley
about multiraciality.” acts of criminal violence in the United States? “An intriguing, thoughtfully argued, and well-written work.... One of its key strengths
—David Brunsma, Critically confronting the conventional is its ability to show us how the micro-world of pickup basketball is a refuge from, a
Virginia Tech University narratives that purport to response to, and a reflection of everyday life for many African American males.”
answer this question, the
W ho is “multiracial”? And who decides? —Reuben A. May, Texas A&M University
authors of Roots of African
Addressing these two fundamental ques- American Violence offer an
tions, Melinda Mills builds on the work of
Heather Dalmage to explore the phenomenon—
alternative framework—
one that acknowledges
W hat is it about basketball that makes it “the black man’s game”? And what
about pickup basketball in particular: can it tell us something about the state
of blackness in the United States?
and consequences—of racial border patrolling the often hidden cultural
by strangers, family members, friends, and diversity and within-race Reflecting on these questions, Rafik Mohamed presents pickup games as a text
even multiracial people themselves. ethnocentrism that exists of the political, social, and economic struggles of African American men. In the
Melinda Mills is associate professor of in black communities. process, he tells a story about race in its peculiarly American context, and about
women’s and gender studies, sociology, and Darnell F. Hawkins is
anthropology at Castleton University.
how the politics of race—and resistance—are mediated through sports.
professor emeritus of criminal justice, sociology,
A. Rafik Mohamed is professor of sociology and dean of the College of
and African American studies at the University
CONTENTS: The Borders of Race. What Is Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University San Bernardino.
“Multiracial”? Managing Racial Identities in of Illinois at Chicago. Jerome B. McKean is
Public Spaces. Managing Racial Identities associate professor emeritus of criminology CONTENTS: The Black Man’s Game. Sports 2017/189 pages
with Family and Friends. Internalizing Racial and criminal justice at Ball State University. and Basketball in Black American Culture. ISBN: 978-1-62637-666-3 hc $68/£62.95
Identities. The Changing Geography and Norman A. White is associate professor of Everyday Resistance and Black Man’s Rules. ISBN: 978-1-62637-678-6 pb $26/£23.95
Demography of Race. The Shifting Mixture criminology and criminal justice at Saint Louis Playing It Cool, Pushing Back. The Mandingo
of Racial Identities. University. Christine Martin is an independent Syndrome. Taking Soul to the Hole.
scholar based in Chicago.
2017/271 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-582-6 hc $79.95/£73.95 CONTENTS: Exploring the Roots of African
A FirstForumPress Book American Violence. Looking Back, Moving
Forward: Theories of Race and Crime. Toward
a Theory of African American Violence. Science,
Ideology, and the Study of Ethnocentrism. On
the Conceptual Roots of Ethnocentrism. Boxed
In: Ethnocentrism and Urban Violence. Old
Guards and Newcomers: Ethnocentric White
America. Melting Pot Blues: Ethnocentric
Black America. A Tale of Two Cities: Race
and Homicide in Chicago and St. Louis. Public
Policy to Prevent Violence.
2017/267 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-605-2 hc $78.50/£72.95
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Metaracism: Explaining the Persistence 2ND EDITION
of Racial Inequality Puerto Ricans in the United States:
Carter A. Wilson
A Contemporary Portrait
Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos E. Santiago
“A topical, thought-provoking book on race in the US.”
—Choice Praise for the previous edition (CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC BOOK):
“A systematic, theoretically innovative, and empirically rich “An excellent panoramic view of Puerto Ricans in the United
refutation of the idea of a postracial/postracist United States.” —Robert C. Smith, States.... Will become the [book] on Puerto Rican studies and
San Francisco State University a prominent complement to the ethnic studies literature, and well it should.”
—Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Contemporary Sociology
T he black/white gaps in income, education, and wealth are expanding. Prisons are
crowded with black men. There is an increasing concentration of urban poverty.
While individuals and communities reject biological determinism and find bigotry
“Arguably the deans of Puerto Rican studies, Acosta-Belén and Santiago provide a
comprehensive, contemporary portrait of the nearly 8 million Puerto Ricans almost
offensive, structural inequalities remain. Why? Addressing this fundamental evenly divided between the island itself and across the US mainland and Hawaii.... A
question, Carter Wilson focuses on the elusive dynamics of contemporary racism. valuable reference work and ... an accessible one-volume introduction to US Puerto
Wilson documents the emergence of metaracism, a deeply embedded bias fueled Ricans.... Essential.” —Choice
by economic insecurity, entrenched (yet no longer publicly accepted) stereotypes,
and shifts in public policy. He illustrates his argument with discussions of a broad
range of policy issues. His provocative analysis offers new insights on both the Fdate,ully revised and expanded to reflect more than a decade of new developments
and data, the second edition of this widely acclaimed book presents an up-to-
comprehensive portrait of the second largest Latino group in the United States.
roots of racism and its persistence today.
Carter A. Wilson is professor of political science at Northern Michigan Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican
University. experience from the early colonial period, through a series of waves of migration to
the US, to current cultural legacies and political and social challenges. Their work
CONTENTS: What Is Metaracism? The Incarceration Crisis. Minority Voter is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the history, contribu-
Structure of Metaracism. The Culture of Suppression. Metaracism at a Crossroads.
Metaracism. Politics, the State, and the
tions, and contemporary realities of the ever-growing Puerto Rican diaspora.
Maintenance of Racial Oppression. The 2015/304 pages Edna Acosta-Belén is Distinguished Professor Emerita and O’Leary Professor
Growth of Inequality. The Assault on Social ISBN: 978-1-62637-189-7 hc $35/£32.50 at the University at Albany, SUNY. Carlos E. Santiago is commissioner of
Welfare and Education Policies. The higher education for the state of Massachusetts; before joining the Department
of Education, he was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and
professor in the university’s Department of Economics.
CONTENTS: Puerto Rico: An Island at a Critical Struggles. Cultural and Artistic Legacies.
Crossroads. Historical Roots of the Puerto The Colonial Quandary: What Lies Ahead.
Rican People. Early Migrations to the United Brief Chronology of Puerto Rican History.
States. The Great Migration and Other Postwar
Patterns. Economic Collapse, Hurricane Maria, 2018/363 pages
and the New Millennium Migration. A ISBN: 978-1-62637-675-5 pb $28.50/£26.50
Demographic and Socioeconomic Portrait. Latinos/as: Exploring Diversity and Change
Social, Civil Rights, and Empowerment
12 ■ Lynne Rienner Publishers www.rienner.com ■ 13Undocumented Latino Youth: Seriously Funny:
Navigating Their Worlds Disability and the Paradoxical
Marisol Clark-Ibáñez Power of Humor
“An invaluable, impressively researched, exceptionally well Shawn Chandler Bingham and Sara E. Green
written, organized and presented study.... [It] will prove of
immense value to both scholars and non-specialist general “[A] welcome and necessary book.” —Tom Coogan,
Contemporary Sociology
readers.” —Helen Dumont, Midwest Book Review
“A must read.... Provides compelling examples of resilience, struggle, and activism.” “[A] fresh and creative work that furthers our sociological understanding of disability,
culture, arts, and social change.” —Sandi Kawecka Nenga, American Journal of Sociology
—Gilda L. Ochoa, Pomona College
“Essential.... Sheds light on how the racist implementation of immigration policies “Readers will come away ... with a good sense of how disability humor works in
today’s world, as well as greater understanding of the achievements of disability
trickles down to shape the lives of children and young people in and out of school.”
comedians and the costs of embodying disability on stage while simultaneously
—Leisy J. Abrego, University of California, Los Angeles
challenging social and cultural norms.... [T]he authors demonstrate that humor, and
those who use it wisely and intentionally, have an important role to play in society’s
Tof hough often overlooked in heated debates, nearly 1.8 million undocumented
immigrants are under the age of 18. How do immigration policies shape the lives
these young people? How do local and state laws that are seemingly unrelated to
evolving understanding of disability.” —Daniel J. Wilson, H-Disability, H-Net Reviews
undocumented communities negatively affect them? Marisol Clark-Ibáñez delivers
an intimate look at growing up as an undocumented Latino immigrant, analyzing
Enegative
xploring a paradox, Shawn Bingham and Sara Green show how humor has
been used both to challenge traditional views of disability and to reinforce
stereotypes and social inequalities.
the social and legal dynamics that shape everyday life in and out of school. Seriously Funny ranges from ancient Greek dramas to medieval court jesters to
Marisol Clark-Ibáñez is associate professor of sociology at California State contemporary comedy, from stage performances to the experiences of daily life.
University, San Marcos. Rich with insights into issues of identity and social stratification, it offers an eye-
CONTENTS: Undocumented Immigration: Being a “DREAM Keeper”: Lessons Learned. opening perspective on attitudes toward disability across the ages.
Dreams of Education and Beyond. Immigration Rethinking the American Dream. APPENDIX A: Shawn Chandler Bingham is assistant professor of sociology at the University
Policy: Living with the Law. Elementary Sociology con y en la comunidad. APPENDIX B: of South Florida. Sara E. Green is associate professor of sociology at the
School: The Beginning and the Promise. Brief Overview of the Field. APPENDIX C:
Middle School: Creating New Paths. High Summary Tables of Participants. University of South Florida.
School: Aspirations with Uncertainty. CONTENTS: The Social Significance of Disability APPENDIX: Biographical Sketches of the
Community College: A Gateway. The paperback 2017/273 pages Humor. Humor as Aesthetic, Analysis, and Comedians Interviewed.
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Learning from Both to Empower Who Opts Out?
the Lives of Older Adults Liana Christin Landivar
Jeffrey S. Kahana and Eva Kahana
“Offers a much-needed connection between gerontology and
Tbeenhough a majority of mothers of young children are
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disability studies.... Highly recommended.” —Choice
in high-status occupations “opting out” of the labor force. Are mothers in these
“A powerful book. ... The authors are successful in the difficult job of balancing the occupations in fact the most likely to opt out or reduce their work hours? Do
sharing of private, revealing stories about their lives while bolstering this with appli- race, ethnicity, or age of children play a role? Addressing these questions in a
cable theories and discussing pertinent policies and research that are tackling ways wide-ranging study, Liana Christin Landivar sheds important new light on the
to advance both the aging and disability fields.” —Bronwyn Keefe, The Gerontologist motherhood-employment link.
Liana Christin Landivar is a senior researcher at the Women’s Bureau in the
“A very important work.... It represents a landmark effort to identify and describe US Department of Labor.
common ground in aging and disability studies.” —Sara Green, University of South Florida
CONTENTS: The Opt-Out Narrative. Changes in Looking at the Big Picture. APPENDIXES:
W hat is the lived experience of previously healthy older adults as they face disabil- Employment Policies and Cultural Attitudes. Occupation Categories. Descriptive Statistics.
ity in late life, and how is disability assimilated in their identity? How do pre- Employed Mothers Become the Norm. Doctors What About Fathers? Occupation Coefficients.
or Dishwashers? A Look at Who Opts Out. Women’s Earnings. Data Sources.
vailing practices facilitate—or limit—options for elders living with new disabilities? Opting to Stay: Schedule Flexibility and
To address these questions, Jeffrey Kahana and Eva Kahana uniquely synthesize Reduced Work Hours. Does Age Matter? The 2017/239 pages
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of aging and the practices and policies that can enhance the lives of older adults.
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on Aging and Policy at Mount Saint Mary College. Eva Kahana is Distinguished
University Professor and Pierce T. and Elizabeth D. Robson Professor of the
Humanities at Case Western Reserve University.
CONTENTS: The World of Late-Life Disability. End of Life. Toward Better Public Policies.
Contextualizing Aging and Disability. Learn- The Promise of Convergence in Gerontology
ing from Gerontology. A Life-Course Perspec- and Disability Studies.
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