The New Folk Devils: Muslim Boys and Education in England

Autor/in	Shain, Farzana
Titel	The New Folk Devils: Muslim Boys and Education in England
Quelle	(2011), (194 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-8585-6442-5
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Terrorism; Foreign Countries; Misconceptions; Males; Masculinity; Stereotypes; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Social History; World History; Economic Factors; Cultural Influences; Interviews; Racial Bias; Peer Relationship; Political Issues; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Terrorismus; Ausland; Missverständnis; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Männlichkeit; Klischee; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialgeschichte; Weltgeschichte; Ökonomischer Faktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Peer-Beziehungen; Politischer Faktor
Abstract	Muslim boys, once regarded as passive, hard working and law-abiding, have been recast in the public imagination in recent years. Now the stereotypical image is of volatile, aggressive hotheads who are in danger of being brainwashed into terrorism, or of would-be gangsters who are creating no-go areas in English towns and cities. This timely and original book offers a theoretical and empirical challenge to such representations. It locates current concerns about Muslim boys in a wider social and historical context and examines the economic realities and cultural misconceptions that have shaped current understandings of Muslim boys as a threat to the social order. The book critically examines arguments about the supposed radicalisation of Muslim boys and, drawing on interviews conducted with schoolboys in the West Midlands, illustrates instead the range of preoccupations that are significant in shaping their social and political identifications and their experiences of schooling. Among these are the struggles over masculinity and territory that are played out in the context of their local class cultures. "The New Folk Devils" will be invaluable to teachers, students and academics interested in the study of youth, masculinity and schooling. It offers a fresh perspective for analysing the educational implications of recent political events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America and the 7/7 bombings in London. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10