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 colour moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of seventeen Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students.

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Main Author:	Fergus, Edward, 1974-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2004
Series:	Latino communities.
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. Urban high schools > Michigan > Detroit. Mexican American youth > Michigan > Detroit > Ethnic identity > Case studies. Puerto Rican youth > Michigan > Detroit > Ethnic identity > Case studies.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

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