[DOWNLOAD] "Young People Assert and Forge Cultural Identities in the Course of Their Political Activism Within Alternative Spaces." by Educational Foundations * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Young People Assert and Forge Cultural Identities in the Course of Their Political Activism Within Alternative Spaces.
- Author : Educational Foundations
- Release Date : January 01, 2007
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 232 KB
Description
The article examines African-American, Latina/o, and White high school students' assertions of cultural and ethnic identities as they struggle for their educational rights in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In doing so, the study illustrates the ways in which alternative spaces outside the formal context of schools facilitate expressions, understandings, and negotiation of identities among young people. In some instances, the young people attempt to bridge their differences and work towards attaining a common goal whereas at other times they may assert their ethnic and cultural identities. The school system tends to separate White middleclass students and urban poor students of color and the state does not recognize cultural identities of many young people of immigrant families. I illustrate the ways in which the young men and women from these cities make assertions of their ethnic and cultural identities while contesting structural inequities in alternative spaces where there is minimum adult intervention.