Twelve Weeks to Change a Life

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At-Risk Youth in a Fractured State

By Max A. Greenberg

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Twelve Weeks to Change a Life by Max A. Greenberg explores the rise of violence prevention programmes adopted by nearly two-thirds of young people in the United States. Through immersive ethnography in Los Angeles high schools, Greenberg reveals the disconnect between these brief, risk-data-driven initiatives and the real, complex experiences of youths navigating harm and fragmented support. The book illuminates how facilitators strive to connect with young people amid historical and structural inequalities, offering a nuanced look at the challenges these social policies face when failing to reflect the lived realities of their intended beneficiaries.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in education policy, social work, youth studies, and ethnographic research, particularly those seeking to understand the complexities of violence prevention efforts within urban educational settings.

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Hailed as a means to transform cultural norms and change lives, violence prevention programs signal a slow-rolling policy revolution that has reached nearly two-thirds of young people in the United States today. Max A. Greenberg takes us inside the booming market for programming and onto the asphalt campuses of Los Angeles where these programs are implemented, many just one hour a week for 12 weeks.

He spotlights how these ephemeral programs, built on troves of risk data, are disconnected from the lived experiences of the young people they were created to support. Going beyond the narrow stories told about at-risk youth through data and in policy, Greenberg sketches a vivid portrait of young men and women coming of age and forming relationships in a world of abiding harm and fleeting, fragmented support.

At the same time, Greenberg maps the minefield of historical and structural inequalities that program facilitators must navigate to build meaningful connections with the youth they serve. Taken together, these programs shape the stories and politics of a generation and reveal how social policy can go wrong when it ignores the lives of young people.

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Praised for its in-depth ethnographic approach, Process North highlights the book as a multilayered examination of 'interpersonal violence prevention programmes' impacting vast numbers of students. It commends Greenberg's portrayal of the dedicated workers striving to make a difference despite significant pressures and constraints.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520297760

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 4 b-w images

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 248

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Education & Reference Max A. Greenberg Non-Fiction

About the Author

Max A. Greenberg is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Boston University. He is the coauthor of Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence against Women.