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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fergus, Edward, 1974- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2004.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Latino communities.
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (206 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135931292
9781135931308
9781280168321
9780203338247