Hopeful girls, troubled boys : race and gender disparity in urban education / Nancy Lopez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

López, Nancy, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.

Education, Urban.

Sex differences in education.

Caribbean Americans.

Education, Secondary.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State).

Caribbean Americans--Education (Secondary)--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.

Sex differences in education--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

By 2007, it is estimated that 9.2 million girls of color will be enrolled in college compared to 6.9 million boys of color. Why the discrepancy? Lopez takes us to the schools, homes, and workplaces of Caribbean youth to point out the different expectations that guide behavior. Now the largest immigrant group in New York City, Lopez focuses in particular on these Caribbean teens to explain how and why our schools and cities are failing boys of color. This is a fascinating ethnographic study on a topic of increasing interest to people in the field of education and anyone concerned about the future of young people.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Unequal Schooling: Race and Gender Disparity in Urban Education 1

Chapter 2 From "Mamasita" to "Hoodlum": Stigma as Lived Experience 15

Chapter 3 "Urban High Schools": The Reality of Unequal Schooling 39

Chapter 4 "Problem" Boys 67

Chapter 5 Rewarding Femininity 89

Chapter 6 Homegrown: How the Family Does Gender 113

Chapter 7 After Graduation: Race and Gender in the Workplace 141

Chapter 8 Education as a Way Out: The Future of Latino and Black Education 163

Appendix A Description of Second-Generation Caribbean Women Interviewed, Ages 18-30 175

Appendix B Description of Second-Generation Caribbean Men Interviewed, Ages 18-30 179

Appendix C Summary of Focus Group Participants 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-223) and index.

ISBN:

041593074X

0415930758

OCLC:

50205599