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Against the Odds
The Meaning of School and Relationships in the Lives of Six Young African-American Men
- 239 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Against the Odds
The Meaning of School and Relationships in the Lives of Six Young African-American Men
About this book
Through examining the meanings and experiences of the six young men in this study, we can expand our understanding of the complexities of the lives of African-American men and simultaneously challenge seemingly unidimensional images of black men.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Six Young Men
- 3. The Politics of a White Researcher Learning About Young African-American Men's Experiences of School
- 4. Situated Meanings of the High School Diploma
- 5. Accommodation and Critique if Life in Classrooms
- 6. Building Connections
- 7. Images of Self, Images of Others
- 8. Power, Privilege, and Inequality
- Notes
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index