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Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys: Race and Gender Disparity in Urban Education

by Nancy Lopez

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By 2007, it is estimated that 9.2 million girls of color will be enrolled in college compared to 6.9 million boys of color. Why the discrepancy? Lopez takes us to the schools, homes, and workplaces of Caribbean youth to point out the different expectations that guide behavior. Now the largest immigrant group in New York City, Lopez focuses in particular on these Caribbean teens to explain how and why our schools and cities are failing boys of color. This is a fascinating ethnographic study on a topic of increasing interest to people in the field of education and anyone concerned about the future of young people.

Book News Annotation:

Lopez (sociology, U. of New Mexico) offers a narrative describing her study of Dominican, West Indian, and Haitian American youth in New York City, exploring how girls' more optimistic outlooks and boys' ambivalence about the promise of education leads to girls' greater success in school. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This book is an ethnographic study of Carribean youth in New York City to help explain how and why schools and cities are failing boys of color.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-214) and index.
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Table of Contents

Unequal schooling: race and gender disparity in urban education — From "Mamasita" to "Hoodlum": stigma as lived experience — Urban high schools: the reality of unequal schooling — Problem boys — Rewarding femininity — Homegrown: how the family does gender — After graduation: race and gender in the workplace — Education as a way out: the future of Latino and black education — Description of second-generation Caribbean women interviewed, ages 18-30 — Description of second-generation Caribbean men interviewed, ages 18-30 — Summary of focus group participants.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780415930758
Author:
Lopez, Nancy
Publisher:
Routledge
Location:
New York
Subject:
History
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
Education, urban
Subject:
Sex differences in education
Subject:
Caribbean Americans
Subject:
Education, Urban -- New York (State)
Subject:
Caribbean Americans - Education (Secondary) -
Subject:
Gender Studies-General
Series Volume:
no. 87
Publication Date:
20021231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
223
Dimensions:
9.16x6.14x.65 in. .86 lbs.
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