TY - BOOK ID - 78490348 TI - Coercive concern PY - 2016 SN - 0804798605 9780804798600 9780804796217 0804796211 9780804798426 0804798427 PB - Stanford, California DB - UniCat KW - Muslim youth KW - Immigrant youth KW - Children of immigrants KW - Muslims KW - Nationalism KW - Liberalism KW - Liberal egalitarianism KW - Liberty KW - Political science KW - Social sciences KW - Consciousness, National KW - Identity, National KW - National consciousness KW - National identity KW - International relations KW - Patriotism KW - Autonomy and independence movements KW - Internationalism KW - Political messianism KW - Mohammedans KW - Moors (People) KW - Moslems KW - Muhammadans KW - Musalmans KW - Mussalmans KW - Mussulmans KW - Mussulmen KW - Religious adherents KW - Islam KW - First generation children KW - Immigrants' children KW - Second generation children KW - Immigrants KW - Youth KW - Islamic youth KW - Youth, Muslim KW - Education KW - Cultural assimilation KW - Muslim youth - Education - Denmark KW - Immigrant youth - Education - Denmark KW - Children of immigrants - Education - Denmark KW - Muslims - Cultural assimilation - Denmark KW - Nationalism - Denmark KW - Liberalism - Denmark UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78490348 AB - Many liberal-minded Western democracies pride themselves on their commitments to egalitarianism, the fair treatment of immigrants, and the right to education. These environments would seem to provide a best-case scenario for the reception of immigrant youth. But that is not always the case. Coercive Concern explores how stereotypes of Muslim immigrants in Western liberal societies flow through public schools into everyday interactions, informing how Muslim youth are perceived by teachers and peers. Beyond simply identifying the presence of racialized speech in schools, this book uncovers how coercive assimilation is cloaked in benevolent narratives of care and concern. Coercive Concern provides an ethnographic critique of the "concern" that animates integration policy in Danish schools. Reva Jaffe-Walter focuses on the experiences of Muslim youth at a public school where over 40% of the student body is of immigrant descent, showing how schools operate as sites of governance. These efforts are led by political leaders who promote national fears of immigrant take-over, by teachers in schools, and by everyday citizens who are concerned about "problems" of immigration. Jaffe-Walter exposes the psychic and material costs immigrant youth endure when living in the shadow of social scrutiny, but she also charts a path forward by uncovering the resources these youth need to attain social mobility and success. ER -