Balancing acts : youth culture in the global city /
Warikoo, Natasha Kumar,1973-
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding cultural incorporation -- Music and style: Americanization or globalization? -- Racial authenticity, "acting black," and cultural consumption -- Two types of racial discrimination: adult exclusion and peer bullying -- Positive attitudes and (some) negative behaviors -- Balancing acts: peer status and academic orientations -- Ethnic and racial boundaries -- Explaining youth cultures, improving academic achievement.
Youth
Children of immigrants
High school students
Assimilation (Sociology)
Academic achievement
Group identity