Young, Gifted and Diverse : Origins of the New Black Elite /

"Contemporary research on Black Americans has focused mainly on the plight of the poor and paid little attention to internal variation and status differentiation in the broader Black community. In Divergent Currents, the authors explore the backgrounds and experiences of an understudied subset...

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Autores principales: Charles, Camille Zubrinsky, 1965- (Autor), Torres, Kimberly C., 1975- (Autor), Massey, Douglas S. (Autor), Kramer, Rory, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
Elite (Social sciences) > Education.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Elite (Social sciences) > Education > United States.
African American college students > Psychology.
African American college students > Race identity.
African American college students > Longitudinal studies.
United States.
United States > Race relations > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Black diversity in historical perspective
  • Origins of the new black elite
  • Experiences of segregation
  • Identities and attitudes
  • Pathways to elite education
  • Campus social experiences
  • Downsides of upward mobility
  • Emerging elite identities
  • Leaks in the pipeline
  • Expanding intersectionality
  • Appendix A: Estimates of multivariate models showing independent effects of dimensions of diversity on collegiate outcomes
  • Appendix B: In-depth interviewees and their background characteristics
  • Appendix C: Guide used for semi-structured in-depth interviews
  • Appendix D: Focus group conversation guide.

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