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Skin color and identity formation perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth /

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Main Author: Fergus, Edward, 1974-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Latino communities.
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > Education (Secondary) > Michigan > Detroit > Case studies.
Puerto Ricans > Education (Secondary) > Michigan > Detroit > Case studies.
Mexican American youth > Race identity > Michigan > Detroit > Case studies.
Puerto Rican youth > Race identity > Michigan > Detroit > Case studies.
Mexican American youth > Michigan > Detroit > Attitudes.
Puerto Rican youth > Michigan > Detroit > Attitudes.
Urban high schools > Michigan > Detroit.
Human skin color > Social aspects > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mapping explanations of academic variability and racial/ethnic identification
  • Methods
  • Portraits of self-identification
  • Negotiating identification with other students and teachers
  • Perceptions of life chances
  • Conceptualizing and navigating the school space
  • Toward an understanding of the educational implications of skin color variation.

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