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Fergus, Edward, 1974,

Skin color and identity formation : perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth / Edward Fergus. - 1 online resource (xx, 183 pages) - Latino communities . - Latino communities. .

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.

ISBN: 9780203338247 9781135931254 9781135931292 9781135931308

Standard No.: 10.4324/9780203338247 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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--Attitudes.--Michigan--Detroit
Puerto Rican youth--Attitudes.--Michigan--Detroit
Urban high schools--Michigan--Detroit.
Human skin color--Social aspects--United States.

LC Class. No.: LC2688.D48 / F47 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 373.18296872073 / F352