Pandemic and protest: young people at the forefront of US Pandemonium

Autor: Stuart C. Aitken
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Children's Geographies. 20:392-403
ISSN: 1473-3277
1473-3285
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2021.1900542
Popis: The USA continues with the largest number of Covid-19 confirmed cases and associated deaths worldwide It is clear that health, recreation, political and education systems will not be the same in a post-Covid context It is also clear that there are ongoing devastating effects on the rights and well-being of children and young people Systemic racial, economic and political inequalities that existed before the pandemic are highlighted in stark relief and widened as a result of its differential impact on lower income young people and their families The protracted US protests over racial inequities and police violence against young African Americans is perhaps the most virulent example of youth push back The essay looks at the crisis at three different scales: national, state, and local It suggests a way forward for young people in local places [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Children's Geographies is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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