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Too much to ask : Black women in the era of integration /

In the 1960s, increasing numbers of African American students entered predominantly white colleges and universities in northern and western USA. This work focuses on the women of this pioneering generation, examining their educational strategies and experiences.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Higginbotham, Elizabeth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2001]
Colección:Gender & American culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The women and the era
  • Family social class background
  • What money can buy : Social class differences in housing and educational options
  • The ties that bind : Socialized for survival
  • Public high schools : surviving or thriving
  • Elite high schools : The cost of advantages
  • Adult-sponsored and child-secured mobility
  • College : Expectations and reality
  • Survival strategies in college
  • Struggling to build a satisfying life in a racist society.