Young, female, and Black / / Heidi Safia Mirza

• Autore: Mirza Heidi Safia <1958->
• Pubblicazione: 2005; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992; ©1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.48/896041; 305.48896
• Soggetto topico: Women, Black - Great Britain - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Race relations
• Classificazione: EDU000000MED003000MED035000
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Young, Female and Black
• ISBN: 9781134918577; 1134918577; 9781134918584; 1134918585; 9781280148873; 128014887X; 9780203976883; 0203976886
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765993203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II