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Hearing America's Youth: Social Identities in Uncertain Times addresses questions of who we are. When identity is not a multiple-choice question, how do high school juniors and seniors describe themselves in turn-of-the-century America? What does it mean to them to be American? The self-descriptions of this diverse group of students reveal that one-sixth of the students reject racial/ethnic - or all group categorization - and that most students of mixed ancestry have positive self-images. While strong racial identities are not widespread, racism is emphasized and remains a significant concern. How young people see themselves affects the way they think about and act on and in their lives and worlds, and thus shapes our collective futures.

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The Author: Catherine Cornbleth is Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She taught U.S. and world history at high schools in Texas and Connecticut before completing her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at The University of Texas at Austin. Widely published in national and international journals, Dr. Cornbleth's prior books include Curriculum in Context; The Great Speckled Bird: Multicultural Politics and Education Policymaking; and Curriculum Politics, Policy, Practice: Cases in Comparative Context.

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