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

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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781135931292 1135931291 0203338243 9780203338247 9780415949705 041594970X 1135931305 9781135931308 1280168323 9781280168321
Access:	Open Access