02035nam 2200397 450 991047681450332120230511120016.0(CKB)5470000000566411(NjHacI)995470000000566411(EXLCZ)99547000000056641120230511d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSkin Color and Identity Formation perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth /Edward FergusLondon, United Kingdom :Taylor & Francis,2005.1 online resource (208 pages)1-135-93125-9 1. Mapping Explanations of academic variability and racial/ethnic identification -- 2. Methods -- 3. Portraits of Self-Identification -- 4. Negotiating Identification with Other Students and Teachers -- 5. Perceptions of Life Chances -- 6. Conceptualizing and Navigating the School Space -- 7. Toward an Understanding of the Educational Implications of Skin Colour Variation.The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students. More specifically, the study's analysis centered on cataloguing the racial/ethnic identification shifts (or not) in relation to how they perceive others situate them based on skin color.Mexican American youthAttitudesPuerto RicansEducation (Secondary)Human skin colorSocial aspectsMexican American youthAttitudes.Puerto RicansEducation (Secondary)Human skin colorSocial aspects.373.18296872073Fergus Edward1357717NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910476814503321Skin Color and Identity Formation3364302UNINA