Julia Hall is Associate Professor of Sociology at D'Youville College, USA. Her research considers the experiences of low income, culturally marginalized urban youth in the context of a rapidly changing economy. She is likewise focused on the cultures of violence and silencing experienced by dispossessed females and forms of resistance and effective policy change.

1.Introduction Julia Hall Part 1: The Assault on Dignity in Households and Communities 2. People of Color on the Frontline of Environmental AssaultRobert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Denae W. King, and Sheri L. Smith 3. Poverty and Child Development: Beyond the Schoolyard Gate Nicole Simon and Gary Evans 4. Juvenile Justice in a Changing Environment Rosemary Sarri Part 2: The Assault on Dignity in Schools 5. Market Ideologies and the Undermining of Democracy, Education, and Equality David Hursh 6. E Pluribus Unum: Elementary School Narratives and the Making of National Identity MaryChristianakis and Richard Mora 7. Neoliberalism and Urban School Reform: A Cincinnati Case Study Dennis Carlson Part 3: Resistance from Inside Communities and Schools 8. Raising Critique about Unhealthy Food Access Among Marginalized Youth in Communities and Schools Catherine Lalonde 9. Speak it, Live it! Spoken Word Pedagogy as Critical and Culturally Responsive Practice Bronwen Low and Reenah Golden 10. The War on Dignity: Hip-Hop Youth Read Schools the Riot Act Brad Porfilio, Debangshu Roychoudhury, and Lauren M. Gardner11. Conclusion Julia Hall