The burdens of aspiration : schools, youth, and success in the divided social worlds of Silicon Valley /

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"During the tech boom, Silicon Valley became one of the most concentrated zones of wealth polarization and social inequality in the United States-- a place with a fast-disappearing middle class, persistent pockets of poverty, and striking gaps in educational and occupational achievement along c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davidson, Elsa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Education > Social aspects > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Student aspirations > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Youth > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) > Social conditions.
Educational equalization > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Polarization (Social sciences) > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Jeunesse > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara) > Conditions sociales.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
Polarisation collective > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Education > Social aspects
Educational equalization
Polarization (Social sciences)
Student aspirations
Youth > Social conditions
California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Phantoms of Success
  • 2. Managing "At-Risk" Selves and "Giving Back"
  • 3. Marketing the Self
  • 4. "Every Youth a Start-up"
  • 5. A Fear of Slipping
  • 6. A Flexible Politics of Citizenship
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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