Balancing acts youth culture in the global city / Natasha Kumar Warikoo.

Author/creator Warikoo, Natasha Kumar, 1973-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxviii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Youth--Social life and customs. --Cross-cultural studies.
Children of immigrants--Cross-cultural studies.
High school students--Social life and customs. --Cross-cultural studies.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Academic achievement--Cross-cultural studies.
Group identity--Cross-cultural studies.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010013984
ISBN9780520262102 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520262107 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520262119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520262115 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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