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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348220303321

Autore

Mirza Heidi Safia <1958, >

Titolo

Young, female and Black / / Heidi Safia Mirza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-91857-7

1-134-91858-5

1-280-14887-X

0-203-97688-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

305.48/896041

305.48896

Soggetti

Women, Black - Great Britain - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Great Britain Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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