Through Iceboxes and Kennels informs readers about lesser discussed issues in immigration reform. Luis H. Zayas introduces the history and politics of the systems of immigration enforcement and of detention centers operated by private prison companies growing rich by using penal methods on infants, toddlers, children, and mothers. Featuring stories told by children and parents, the book describes government decisions, at the federal and state levels, that vilified and hurt children and parents. It analyzes the stages of migration from Central America and dissects the damaging effects on…mehr
Through Iceboxes and Kennels informs readers about lesser discussed issues in immigration reform. Luis H. Zayas introduces the history and politics of the systems of immigration enforcement and of detention centers operated by private prison companies growing rich by using penal methods on infants, toddlers, children, and mothers. Featuring stories told by children and parents, the book describes government decisions, at the federal and state levels, that vilified and hurt children and parents. It analyzes the stages of migration from Central America and dissects the damaging effects on children's brain growth and their social, psychological, and emotional development.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Luis H. Zayas, PhD is Dean and Professor, and Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas-Austin. At UT-Austin he also holds appointments as Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School and Affiliated Faculty, Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. He is currently serving as President of the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR). Zayas has spent decades serving low-income minority families in urban communities and studying their lives and needs. He has been a teacher and researcher in universities and an advocate for the families he serves. His research has been cited nationally and internationally in leading newspapers and electronic media, and he is a frequent guest speaker across the United States, helping audiences understand the plight of immigrant and underprivileged families.
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A Note on Names and Terms Introduction PART I: The State of Affairs Chapter 1: The Poet, Heroic Mothers, and Cash Cows Chapter 2: Ordeals and Histories of Immigration Chapter 3: I Didn't Sign Up for This Chapter 4: Detention as Licensed Child Care, Texas-Style Chapter 5: Take the Children, Age Doesn't Matter. Chapter 6: Hiding Boys in Therapeutic Detention PART II: The Human Costs Chapter 7: Studying Families, Hearing Their Stories Chapter 8: Stages of Central American Immigration Chapter 9: Stress, Trauma, and Children's Development Chapter 10: I Need to Tell My Story, Too Chapter 11: Sleepless Under the Bridge in El Paso Chapter 12: A Mother's Self-Doubt, A Child's Hunger Chapter 13: Sufrir, Sufrimiento, and Hallucinating the Invisible Killer Girl Chapter 14: Four Generations of Mothers and Daughters Chapter 15: All That Comes After About the Contributors Acknowledgements References Index
A Note on Names and Terms Introduction PART I: The State of Affairs Chapter 1: The Poet, Heroic Mothers, and Cash Cows Chapter 2: Ordeals and Histories of Immigration Chapter 3: I Didn't Sign Up for This Chapter 4: Detention as Licensed Child Care, Texas-Style Chapter 5: Take the Children, Age Doesn't Matter. Chapter 6: Hiding Boys in Therapeutic Detention PART II: The Human Costs Chapter 7: Studying Families, Hearing Their Stories Chapter 8: Stages of Central American Immigration Chapter 9: Stress, Trauma, and Children's Development Chapter 10: I Need to Tell My Story, Too Chapter 11: Sleepless Under the Bridge in El Paso Chapter 12: A Mother's Self-Doubt, A Child's Hunger Chapter 13: Sufrir, Sufrimiento, and Hallucinating the Invisible Killer Girl Chapter 14: Four Generations of Mothers and Daughters Chapter 15: All That Comes After About the Contributors Acknowledgements References Index
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