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Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City
Natasha K. Warikoo
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Description for Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City
paperback. An examination of children of immigrants in New York and London. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, it analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, tastes in music, and school behaviors and finds that most teens try to find a balance between success with peers and success in school. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy
In this timely examination of children of immigrants in New York and London, Natasha Kumar Warikoo asks, Is there a link between rap/hip-hop-influenced youth culture and motivation to succeed in school? Warikoo challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture - the clothing, music, and tough talk - to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, Warikoo analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, ... Read more
In this timely examination of children of immigrants in New York and London, Natasha Kumar Warikoo asks, Is there a link between rap/hip-hop-influenced youth culture and motivation to succeed in school? Warikoo challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture - the clothing, music, and tough talk - to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, Warikoo analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262119
SKU
KSG0031643
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About Natasha K. Warikoo
Natasha Kumar Warikoo is Assistant Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Reviews for Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City
"[A book that] pushes boundaries in ethnography on urban youths by examining culture beyond 'values' and 'codes'."
Victor Rios American Journal Of Sociology
Victor Rios American Journal Of Sociology