Skin Color and Identity Formation perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth

The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students. More specifically, the study's analysis centered on cataloguing the racial/ethnic identification shifts (or not) in r...

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Other Authors: Fergus, Edward, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, United Kingdom : Taylor & Francis 2005.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745295406719
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Summary:The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students. More specifically, the study's analysis centered on cataloguing the racial/ethnic identification shifts (or not) in relation to how they perceive others situate them based on skin color.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)