Shades of White White Kids and Racial Identities in High School

Name: Shades of White White Kids and Racial Identities in High School
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ISBN: 9780822328926

ISBN-10: 0822328925

ISBN-13: 9780822328926

Edition: 2002

Authors: Pamela Perry

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What does it mean to be young, American, and white at the dawn of the twenty-first century? By exploring this question and revealing the everyday social processes by which high school students define white identities, Pamela Perry offers much-needed insights into the social construction of race and whiteness among youth.Through ethnographic research and in-depth interviews of students in two demographically distinct U.S. high schools-one suburban and predominantly white; the other urban, multiracial, and minority white-Perry shares students' candour about race and self-identification. By examining the meanings students attached (or didn't attach) to their social lives and everyday cultural…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 2/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 0.24" wide x 0.31" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



School Life and Social Meanings



Valley Groves: "Normal, I'd say I'm just... normal."



Clavey High: "There aren't enough white kids here to have many skaters."



Identity and Culture



Situated Meanings of "White" as a Cultural Identity



Doing Identity in Style



Identity and Group Position



The Million Man March



The Social Implications of White Identity


Conclusion: Beyond Whiteness


Appendix: Methods and Reflections


Notes


Bibliography


Index