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OverviewThis study uncovers the role skin colour plays in the identification process of Mexican and Puerto Rican youth in predominantly African American schools in Detroit. The author captures through intensive interviews the racial/ethnic identification process of these students which includes how their identification shifts (or not) in relation to how they perceive others identify them based on their skin colour. The students experienced others (primarily African American students and teachers) situating them into three distinct racial and ethnic categories which resonated in different experiences of treatment, discrimination and privilege and subsequently shaped their perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation. This study is the first of its kind to introduce the complexity of skin colour in race/ethnicity among Latinos and offers substantive points of discussion regarding the applicability of previous explanations of why minority groups differ in their academic variability. Furthermore, this study complicates discussions of social identification by implicating the relationship between skin colour and social context as shaping how we view ourselves and how others vi Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward FergusPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780415949705ISBN 10: 041594970 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 20 September 2004 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface List of Tables Introduction 1. Theoretical Background 2. Methodology 3. Constructing Ethnicity: The Significance of Self-Identification and Culture 4. Teachers Say I Can Pass For Anything, Except White: Skin Color and External Identification 5. The Implications of Skin Color in Perceptions of Opportunity 6. Skin Color Differences in Academic Orientation 7. Discussion and Conclusion Appendices BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationEdward Fergus Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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