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Autore |
Mirza Heidi Safia <1958, > |
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Young, female and Black / / Heidi Safia Mirza |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
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1-134-91857-7 |
1-134-91858-5 |
1-280-14887-X |
0-203-97688-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Women, Black - Great Britain - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Race relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The myth of underachievement; Chapter 3 Do schools make a difference?; Chapter 4 Life in the classroom; Chapter 5 Entering the world of work; Chapter 6 Strategic careers; Chapter 7 Redefining black womanhood; Chapter 8 Family matters; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve. This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research and writig from America, Britain and the Caribbean Young, Female and Black re-examines our present understanding of what is meant by educat |
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