Fergus, Edward,  1974- <br/><br/>
Skin color and identity formation  perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican youth /  [electronic resource] : 
Edward Fergus. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2004. 
 - xx, 183 p. 
 - Latino communities .
 - Latino communities. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Mapping explanations of academic variability and racial/ethnic identification -- Methods -- Portraits of self-identification -- Negotiating identification with other students and teachers -- Perceptions of life chances -- Conceptualizing and navigating the school space -- Toward an understanding of the educational implications of skin color variation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203338247 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mexican Americans--Education (Secondary)--Michigan--Detroit--Case studies.<br/>Puerto Ricans--Education (Secondary)--Michigan--Detroit--Case studies.<br/>Mexican American youth--Race identity--Michigan--Detroit--Case studies.<br/>Puerto Rican youth--Race identity--Michigan--Detroit--Case studies.<br/>Mexican American youth--Attitudes.--Michigan--Detroit<br/>Puerto Rican youth--Attitudes.--Michigan--Detroit<br/>Urban high schools--Michigan--Detroit.<br/>Human skin color--Social aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC2688.D48  / F47 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>373.1829/6872073