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

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Title

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

Names

  • Fergus, Edward, 1974-

Created / Published

  • New York : Routledge, 2004.

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.

Headings

  • -  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
  • -  High schools--Michigan--Detroit
  • -  Colorism--United States
  • -  Human skin color--Social aspects--United States

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Description based on print version record.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LC2688.D48

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020690844

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • epub

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Chicago citation style:

Fergus, Edward. Skin color and identity formation: perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth. New York: Routledge, 2004. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020690844/.

APA citation style:

Fergus, E. (2004) Skin color and identity formation: perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth. New York: Routledge. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020690844/.

MLA citation style:

Fergus, Edward. Skin color and identity formation: perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth. New York: Routledge, 2004. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020690844/>.