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Author:

Morris, Edward W., 1973-

Title:

An unexpected minority : white kids in an urban school / Edward W. Morris.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

x, 171 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

School integration--Texas--Case studies.
Urban schools--Texas--Sociological aspects--Case studies.
Children, White--Education--Texas--Case studies.
United States--Race relations--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and index.

Contents:

Understanding white advantages in education and society -- Matthews Middle School in historical and contemporary context -- "Tuck in that shirt!" race, class, gender and discipline -- From "middle-class" to "trailer trash:" teachers' perceptions of white students -- "White chocolate:" meanings and boundaries of whiteness in the peer culture.

ISBN:

9780813537214 (pbk.)
0813537215 (pbk.)
9780813537207 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813537207 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)58422721

LCCN:

2005004839

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)