Skin Color and Identity Formation
Author | : Edward Fergus |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2004-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135931292 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135931291 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book Skin Color and Identity Formation written by Edward Fergus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.