Power, Protest, and the Public Schools: Jewish and African American Struggles in New York City - Couverture souple

Weiner, Melissa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813553512 ISBN 13 : 9780813553511

Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Melissa F. Weiner argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead, at different points in the city's history, politicians and administrators erected similar racial barriers to social advancement by marginalizing and denying resources that other students enjoyed. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools explores how activists, particularly parents and children, responded to inequality; the short-term effects of their involvement; and the long-term benefits that would spearhead future activism. Weiner concludes by considering how today's Hispanic and Arab children face similar inequalities within public schools.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MELISSA F. WEINER is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of the Holy Cross.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rutgers University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813553512
• ISBN 13: 9780813553511
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 266
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• Personne responsable: non disponible