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

Name: Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys Race and Gender Disparity in Urban Education
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ISBN: 9780415930758

ISBN-10: 0415930758

ISBN-13: 9780415930758

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nancy Lopez

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A great discrepancy is currently developing in the US between the numbers of boys & girls of Caribbean background enrolling in college. Nancy Lopez explores the different aspirations of Caribbean American teenagers & discusses why the education system appears to be failing the boys from this community.

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments



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


Notes


Bibliography


Index