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LEADER: 01880cam a22003614a 4500
001 2004005188
003 DLC
005 20140618074850.0
008 040305s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2004005188
020 $a041594970X (hardback : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-mi$an-us---
050 00 $aLC2688.D48$bF47 2004
082 00 $a373.1829/6872073$222
100 1 $aFergus, Edward,$d1974-
245 10 $aSkin color and identity formation :$bperceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth /$cEdward Fergus.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2004.
300 $axx, 183 p. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aLatino communities
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMapping 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.
650 0 $aMexican Americans$xEducation (Secondary)$zMichigan$zDetroit$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPuerto Ricans$xEducation (Secondary)$zMichigan$zDetroit$vCase studies.
650 0 $aMexican American youth$xRace identity$zMichigan$zDetroit$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPuerto Rican youth$xRace identity$zMichigan$zDetroit$vCase studies.
650 0 $aMexican American youth$zMichigan$zDetroit$xAttitudes.
650 0 $aPuerto Rican youth$zMichigan$zDetroit$xAttitudes.
650 0 $aHigh schools$zMichigan$zDetroit.
650 0 $aColorism$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHuman skin color$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0647/2004005188-d.html