When race meets class : African Americans coming of age in a small city / Rhonda F. Levine

GPB 32.99/-

S02/60

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Hoveys' Porch; Introduction; Meet the Hoveys; Family Ties; Izzy's World; Discussion; Chapter 3 School Daze; Introduction; Parlington High: A Tale of Two Schools; The In-School Experience of African American High-School Students; Discussion; Notes; Chapter 4 Sports and a Caring Coach; Introduction; The Athletes; Race Relations and High School Sports; Sports Participation, Academic Achievement, and School Attachment; The Role of Coaches; Discussion Chapter 5 The Gender Factor: Bad Black Girls Who Are Not All BadIntroduction; The Home Lives of Parlington High's Bad Black Girls; Bored, Belligerent, and Boundary Keepers; Just Hanging Out; Regrets and Aspirations; Discussion; Chapter 6 From Teenagers to Adulthood: Revisiting Hoveys' Porch; Introduction; Revisiting Hoveys' Porch; The Hovey Network and Beyond; The Girls; Discussion; Chapter 7 Conclusion; When Race Meets Class; Implications; Beyond the Study: A Final Note on Policy; Note; Appendix: A Note On Methodology; Network Visualization; References; Index