Labeling

A diverse group of contributors, from the fields of education, psychology, philosophy and cultural studies, explore the social phenomenon of labeling. The authors question the nature of labeling, its contexts and processes, looking in particular at its prescriptive and confining effects. The assumption that labels are neutral and applied neutrally is rejected as the political nature of labeling is revealedTopics discussed by the contributors include*the politics of labelin*whiteness as a label for western cultural politic*labeling in institution*popular culture and labelin*school communities and classrooms and the politics of labelin*labeling and rac*sexual labeling*the impact of categorization on our childre*labeling in the special education syste*immigrants and limited English proficiency groups. Contributors include: Michael Apple, Peter McLaren, Cameron McCarthy and Maxine Greene.