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Author:   Jeanne Drysdale Weiler
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780791445198

ISBN 10:   0791445194
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   31 March 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Social Class, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Schooling: A Theoretical Overview Chapter 3 The Social, Economic, and Educational Status of African American, Latina, and White Women in the United States Chapter 4 Young White Working-Class Women: Envisioning Adult Lives Chapter 5 Young Women of African American and Puerto Rican Descent: Anticipating Lives As Adult Women Chapter 6 Young Women of Dominican and South American Descent: Constructing Possibilities for the Future Chapter 7 Redefining Relationships to Schooling Chapter 8 The Formal Curriculum Chapter 9 The Social Construction of Gender Within the School Chapter 10 Conclusions Postscript Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

This book uniquely compares processes of identity formation among three groups of young women-white, African American and Puerto Rican, and Latinas. The inclusion of racialized minorities like Puerto Ricans as well an non-white immigrants is particularly important. - Catherine Raissiguier, author of Becoming Women/Becoming Workers: Identity Formation in a French Vocational School I found the author's careful and convincing portrayal of how race/ethnicity, gender, and social class collectively influence identity among these girls fascinating. The whole notion of identity construction-and particularly the role that schools play in its evolution-is underdeveloped in the educational literature. This book has important ramifications. - Ann Locke Davidson, author of Making and Molding Identity in Schools: Student Narratives on Race, Gender, and Academic Engagement

Author Information

Jeanne Drysdale Weiler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations at Hunter College, CUNY.

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