Skin color and identity formation [electronic resource] : perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth / Edward Fergus.
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TextSeries: Latino communitiesPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: xx, 183 pSubject(s): - 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
- 373.1829/6872073 22
- LC2688.D48 F47 2004
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.