Books by Nancy E. Dowd

2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice MagazineA comprehensive examination of developmental inequality among children Developmental equality-whether every child has an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potential-is essential for children''s future growth and access to opportunity. In the United States, however, children of color are disproportionately affected by poverty, poor educational outcomes, and structural discrimination, limiting their potential. In Reimagining Equality, Nancy E. Dowd sets out to examine the roots of these inequalities by tracing the life course of black boys from birth to age 18 in an effort to create an affirmative system of rights and support for all children. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book demonstrates that black boys encounter challenges and barriers that funnel them toward failure rather than developmental success. Their example exposes a broader reality of hierarchies among children, linked to government policies, practices, structures, and institutions. Dowd argues for a new legal model of developmental equality, grounded in the real challenges that children face on the basis of race, gender, and class. Concluding with a "New Deal" for all children, Reimagining Equality provides a comprehensive set of policies that enables our political and legal systems to dismantle what harms and discriminates children, and maximize their development.

Explores the convergence of race, class, and gender in the study of theory, family, work, and economic issues especially as they pertain to women.

Most fathers parent less than most mothers. This book explores the barriers to redefinition, including concepts of masculinity, the interconnections between fathers and mothers, male violence and homophobia. It offers a progressive view on how men, and society at large, can change understandings and practices of fatherhood.

Demonstrates how men's treatment by the law and society in general varies by race, economic position, sexuality, and other factors. In this book, the author examines men's experience of fatherhood and sexual abuse, and boys' experience in the contexts of education and juvenile justice.

Illustrates the harmful impact of laws concerning divorce, welfare, and employment. This book details the primary justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families, marshalling an array of resources about single parents that portray a different picture of these families.

Provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of childhood violence for students, scholars, and policymakers. It incorporates perspectives from across disciplinary bounds and examines children as consumers and perpetrators of violence, and victims, for the broadest possible view on the impact of a culture of violence in children's lives.