Skin Color and Identity Formation

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fergus, Edward
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2005
Series:Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
ISBN:9780415949705;9780415651714;9781135931308;9781135931292;9781135931254
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