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Author:   Darwin Fishman
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773414532

ISBN 10:   0773414533
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Finding a Way to Shed More Light; Qualitative Methods for Theoretical Problems; Ethnographic Methods as the Qualitative Weapon of Choice; Ethnographic Methods Applied to Black Youths Political Socialization; The Racial Grind as Foreground and Background; 2. Sounding Off Politically and Not So Politically; The School and the Classroom; The Student Interviews; 3. Results: Ethnographic Voices Stitched Together; Result 1 Traditional Political Knowledge; Local Politics; State Politics; National Politics; Issues of Political Interest; Same Sex Union; War In Iraq; Hurricane Katrina; Abortions; Education and Community Concerns; Result 3 Traditional Political Involvement; 4. Conclusion: Re-Plotting Old and New Conundrums; Political Socialization of Youth; System Stabilization Theories/ Social and Political Conditions; Role of Peer Groups; Role of Parents Educational Institutions; Race, Theory, and Methods Matters; All is Not Lost? Limits of Ambivalence, Ignorance, and Cynicism as Black Youth Models; 1) Vote or Die ; 2) Marion Barry Factor; 3) Same Sex Unions and Abortions as Solutions; And Finally, 'Are You a Good Citizen? .

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This pertinent, timely, well-written and researched study not only advances our understanding of the political socialization of black youth, but also illuminates new areas for future research. (Prof. Tunde Adeleke Iowa State University)

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