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

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fergus, Edward, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, United Kingdom : Taylor & Francis 2005.
Subjects:
Mexican American youth > Attitudes.
Puerto Ricans > Education (Secondary)
Human skin color > Social aspects.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745295406719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mapping Explanations of academic variability and racial/ethnic identification
  • 2. Methods
  • 3. Portraits of Self-Identification
  • 4. Negotiating Identification with Other Students and Teachers
  • 5. Perceptions of Life Chances
  • 6. Conceptualizing and Navigating the School Space
  • 7. Toward an Understanding of the Educational Implications of Skin Colour Variation.

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