Skin Color and Identity Formation Perception of Opportunity and Academic Orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican Youth |
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| Author:
| Fergus, Edward |
| Series title: | Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-135-93130-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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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.
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.