The unchosen me
Subtitle: creating identity, race, and gender in college
By: Rachelle Winkle-Wagner.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780801893544
Subjects: Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Sex discrimination in higher education -- United States; Minority women -- Education (Higher) -- United States; College students, Black -- United States -- Social conditions; Group identity -- United States; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The "problem" of race and gender; title: The unchosen me : the intersection of opportunity, privilege, and choice; title: Research across the color line : empowerment, mutual learning, and difficult decisions; title: Walking in enemy territory : minorities on campus; title: Academic performances : between the spotlight and invisibility; title: "Too white" or "too ghetto"? : the racial tug-of-war for black women; title: Learning to be a "good woman" : interpreting womanhood through race; title: The unchosen me and the interactions that create race and gender; title: Appendix A. Participants in the study; title: Appendix B. Data analysis and validation; title: Appendix C. Examples of data analysis; title: Appendix D. Sister circle protocol examples.