This book introduces the concept of state harm to explain the poor social conditions on Native American reservations. It shows how the psychological and emotional traumas of colonization, relocation, and assimilation have manifested as generational harm.
Jerry Hollingsworth
Author's books
Children of the Sun
An ethnographic study of street children in Mexico and Peru. Based on firsthand knowledge gained from living and working with them, this book offers an in-depth look at their subculture, drug use, crime, and the effects on their development.
Native America in the 21st Century
Hollingsworth considers the social problems and status of Native Americans in the United States in the twenty-first century. He identifies the social problems faced by Native Americans today, and brings up a valuable argument: have the Native Americans really assimilated?
The Social Problems of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
In Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of children are AIDS orphans, street children vulnerable to exploitation, or child soldiers. This book identifies the critical problems they face, using an ethnographic approach to understand the plight of children in the world’s poorest region.