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

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Superior document:Latino communities
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TeilnehmendeR:
Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
Series:Latino communities.
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Physical Description:xx, 183 p.
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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.