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Against the Odds The Meaning of School and Relationships in the Lives of Six Young African-American Men
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Jeremy N. Price
Book Code: AB4965
ISBN: 1-56750-496-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-496-5
239 pages
Ablex Publishing
Publication: 5/24/2000
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
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Description: Through examining the meanings and experiences of the six young men in this study, we can expand our understanding of the complexities of the lives of African-American men and simultaneously challenge seemingly unidimensional images of black men.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Six Young Men
  • The Politics of a White Researcher Learning About Young African-American Men's Experiences of School
  • Situated Meanings of the High School Diploma
  • Accommodation and Critique if Life in Classrooms
  • Building Connections
  • Images of Self, Images of Others
  • Power, Privilege, and Inequality
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
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