Cecile Wright, P. J. Standen, Tina Patel

Black Youth Matters (eBook, ePUB)

Transitions from School to Success

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on ethnographic research with young people permanently excluded from school, Black Youth Matters examines the resourcefulness of young black people in overcoming school failure to forge more positive futures for themselves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135187897
• Artikelnr.: 47890564

Autorenporträt

Cecile Wright is Professor of Sociology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Her research focus is on race, ethnicity, gender and social class, education, postcolonial theory and black feminist theory.

Penny Standen is Professor in Health Psychology and Learning Disabilities at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research focus is on socially excluded and disadvantaged groups and in developing research methods that allow previously excluded people to gain a voice.

Tina Patel is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Salford, UK. Her expertise is in black and minority ethnic communities, violence and the criminal justice system.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor Introduction
Introduction
1. Theorising Youth Transitions: The Intersectionality of Race, Ethnicity,
Gender and Social Class
2. Resistance, Resilience and Empowering Habitus: Connecting Identities,
Ambitions and 'Success'
3. The role of Family and Kinship in Achieving 'Success'
4. Peers and Friendship Networks in 'Success' Making
5. Collective Resistance: Community Networks and Social Capital in Success
Making
6. Youth, 'Race'/Ethnicity and Social Mobility in Contemporary Society
7. Understanding Black Youth, Success and Transitions in Society Today
Notes
References