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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fergus, Edward, 1974-
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
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.
Genre:
Case studies.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2004 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Taylor & Francis eBooks (Open Access): 2004 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Open Research Library (ORL): 2005 (Open Research Library)
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks): 2005 (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2005 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Variant Title:
Skin Color and Identity Formation: Perception of Opportunity and Academic Orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican Youth
Format: Electronic eBook
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.