Acting White : the ironic legacy of desegregation /

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Commentators from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama have observed the phenomenon of black schoolchildren accusing studious classmates of "acting white." How did this contentious phrase, with roots in Jim Crow era racial discord, become a part of the schoolyard lexicon, and what does it say about...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buck, Stuart (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]
Temas:
African American students.
School integration > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.
Minorities > Education > United States.
Déségrégation en éducation > États-Unis.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
Minorités > Éducation > États-Unis.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
African American students
Educational equalization
Minorities > Education
School integration
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Does "acting white" occur?
  • Why should we care? How peers affect the achievement gap
  • The history of black education in America
  • What were black schools like?
  • The closing of black schools
  • The loss of black teachers and principals
  • The rise of tracking
  • When did "acting white" arise?
  • Where do we go from here?

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