Young People Assert and Forge Cultural Identities in the Course of Their Political Activisim within Alternative Spaces
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| Title: | Young People Assert and Forge Cultural Identities in the Course of Their Political Activisim within Alternative Spaces |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bhimji, Fazila |
| Source: | Educational Foundations. Win-Spr 2007 21(1-2):29-45. |
| Availability: | Caddo Gap Press. 3145 Geary Boulevard PMB 275, San Francisco, CA 94118. Tel: 415-666-3012; Fax: 415-666-3552; e-mail: caddogap@aol.com; Web site: http://www.caddogap.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | High Schools |
| Descriptors: | High Schools, Young Adults, Cognitive Structures, High School Students, Identification, Student Subcultures, Student School Relationship, Activism, Political Attitudes, Disadvantaged, Student Diversity, Student Empowerment |
| Geographic Terms: | California, Pennsylvania |
| ISSN: | 1047-8248 |
| Abstract: | This 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, this 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. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 18 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Access URL: | https://www.caddogap.com/periodicals.shtml |
| Accession Number: | EJ821603 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This 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, this 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1047-8248 |
