Citizen, student, soldier : Latina/o youth, JROTC, and the American dream /

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"Since the 1990s, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs have experienced unprecedented expansion in American public schools. The program and its proliferation in poor, urban schools districts with large numbers of Latina/o and African American students is not without controvers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pérez, Gina M., 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
Series:Social transformations in American anthropology.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Junior ROTC.
United States. > Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.
United States. > Air Force Junior ROTC.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Junior Reserve Officers'Training Corps.
United States. > Air Force Junior ROTC
United States. > Army. > Junior ROTC
United States. > Marine Corps. > Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
United States. > Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Hispanic Americans > Education (Secondary) > Social aspects.
Hispanic American students > Social conditions.
Military education > Social aspects > United States.
Citizenship > United States.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Enseignement secondaire > Aspect social.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Citizenship
Military education > Social aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • JROTC's Enduring Appeal : Militarism, Ethnic Pride, and Social Opportunity in the Postindustrial City
  • What Are These Kids Doing In Uniforms? : Discipline, Dignity, and JROTC Exceptionalism
  • JROTC Today, Leaders Tomorrow : Leadership, Social Capital, and Stories of Redemption
  • Citizenship Takes Practice : Service, Personal Responsibility, and Representing What Is Good about America.

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