Stock photo: cover may vary
Learning Difference Papeback - - 1st Edition
by Annegret Staiger
- New
A$67.86
A$5.72
Delivery within USA
Standard delivery: 9 to 14 days
More delivery options
Standard delivery: 9 to 14 days
Ships from Cold Books (New York, United States)
Details
- Title Learning Difference
- Author Annegret Staiger
- Binding Papeback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stanford University Press
- Publication date pp. 240
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 650574845
- ISBN 9780804753166 / 0804753164
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.42 x 0.52 in (22.86 x 16.31 x 1.32 cm)
-
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Category Sociology
- Library of Congress subjects Race awareness in adolescence - California, Identity (Psychology) in youth - California
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006009402
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.235
- Quantity available 3
About Cold Books New York, United States
Reader reviews for Learning Difference
Write a review for this book
Important Terms and Guidelines
- Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
- Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
- Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
- This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
- Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
- Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
- Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
- Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
- Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information
From the publisher
From the jacket flap
This ethnographic study of an urban high school in one of the most diverse cities in the United States examines the role that race plays in the lives of students. At a school publicly celebrated for its integration, academic excellence, and racial harmony, the reality is a different story: that of continuing internal segregation and racial conflicts.
Examining the role of race in neighborhood relations, desegregation programs, and school violence, the author uncovers competing racial orders. A gifted magnet program reinforces the notion that being white means being gifted. Conflicts in the schoolyard show a racial bipolarization where Cambodian Americans identify as blacks and Latinos as whites. Applying racial formation theory to ethnographic research, this study reveals how a school racializes its students. But students are not just passive victims of such structural forces. They also creatively shape the way in which race is organized, imagined, and experienced.
Examining the role of race in neighborhood relations, desegregation programs, and school violence, the author uncovers competing racial orders. A gifted magnet program reinforces the notion that being white means being gifted. Conflicts in the schoolyard show a racial bipolarization where Cambodian Americans identify as blacks and Latinos as whites. Applying racial formation theory to ethnographic research, this study reveals how a school racializes its students. But students are not just passive victims of such structural forces. They also creatively shape the way in which race is organized, imagined, and experienced.
Media reviews
Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2007, Page 11
