Voice, choice, and action
the potential of young citizens to heal democracy
- ISBN: 9780674292222
- Editorial: Harvard University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2023
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge, Mass. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 20 cm
- Nº Pág.: 319
- Idiomas: Inglés
Voice, Choice, and Action is the fruit of the extraordinary personal and professional partnership between a psychiatrist and neurobiologist whose research and social activism have informed each other for the last thirty years. Inspired by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Felton Earls and Mary Carlson embarked on a series of studies to help children find their voice in the adult world. In Romania, they saw the devastating consequences of infant institutionalization. In Brazil, they found street children who had banded together to advocate for themselves. In Chicago, Earls sought to understand the origins of antisocial behavior in teenagers, and in Tanzania, they piloted a program to guide children’s growth as deliberative citizens.
Here in vivid detail are the science, ethics, and everyday practices needed to foster young citizens eager to confront social challenges. At a moment when adults regularly decry the state of our democracy, Voice, Choice, and Action offers invaluable tools to build a new generation of active citizens.
I. Nurture
1. Known City
2. Lonely Cradles
3. Mean Streets
II. Voice
4. Wishes of the Community
5. Big Ideas in Small Places
III. Choice
6. Reaching Mutual Understanding
7. Promoting Human Capability
IV. Action
8. Educating Our Community
9. Inspiring Our Community
10. Moving Forward