Coming Of Age In America
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Coming Of Age In America
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Author : Mary C. Waters
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-09-20
Coming Of Age In America written by Mary C. Waters and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-20 with Social Science categories.
"Much hand-wringing has occurred over the so-called failure of young people to grow up today. This volume persuasively shows the range of forces that shape the protracted transition to adulthood. An excellent and enjoyable read." --Deborah Carr, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University, and editor of the Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development. "The essays in this volume are written with great verve and intelligence, grounded in extensive fieldwork and careful data analysis." --Frank Furstenberg, Professor of Sociology in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Coming Of Age In The Other America
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Author : Stefanie DeLuca
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2016-04-19
Coming Of Age In The Other America written by Stefanie DeLuca and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-19 with Social Science categories.
Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the middle class, in part because of the disadvantages they experience living in more dangerous neighborhoods, going to inferior public schools, and persistent racial inequality. Coming of Age in the Other America shows that despite overwhelming odds, some disadvantaged urban youth do achieve upward mobility. Drawing from ten years of fieldwork with parents and children who resided in Baltimore public housing, sociologists Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, and Kathryn Edin highlight the remarkable resiliency of some of the youth who hailed from the nation’s poorest neighborhoods and show how the right public policies might help break the cycle of disadvantage. Coming of Age in the Other America illuminates the profound effects of neighborhoods on impoverished families. The authors conducted in-depth interviews and fieldwork with 150 young adults, and found that those who had been able to move to better neighborhoods—either as part of the Moving to Opportunity program or by other means—achieved much higher rates of high school completion and college enrollment than their parents. About half the youth surveyed reported being motivated by an “identity project”—or a strong passion such as music, art, or a dream job—to finish school and build a career. Yet the authors also found troubling evidence that some of the most promising young adults often fell short of their goals and remained mired in poverty. Factors such as neighborhood violence and family trauma put these youth on expedited paths to adulthood, forcing them to shorten or end their schooling and find jobs much earlier than their middle-class counterparts. Weak labor markets and subpar postsecondary educational institutions, including exploitative for-profit trade schools and under-funded community colleges, saddle some young adults with debt and trap them in low-wage jobs. A third of the youth surveyed—particularly those who had not developed identity projects—were neither employed nor in school. To address these barriers to success, the authors recommend initiatives that help transform poor neighborhoods and provide institutional support for the identity projects that motivate youth to stay in school. They propose increased regulation of for-profit schools and increased college resources for low-income high school students. Coming of Age in the Other America presents a sensitive, nuanced account of how a generation of ambitious but underprivileged young Baltimoreans has struggled to succeed. It both challenges long-held myths about inner-city youth and shows how the process of “social reproduction”—where children end up stuck in the same place as their parents—is far from inevitable.
Coming Of Age In America
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Author : Mary Frosch
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2007-09
Coming Of Age In America written by Mary Frosch and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Adolescence categories.
A collection of short stories and novel excerpts by noted minority authors explore the triumphs and tribulations of adolescence.
Coming Of Age In America
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Author : Edgar Zodiag Friedenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Coming Of Age In America written by Edgar Zodiag Friedenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Adolescence categories.
Coming Of Age In The 21st Century
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Author : Mary Frosch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Coming Of Age In The 21st Century written by Mary Frosch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Family & Relationships categories.
Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Coming of Age in America and Coming of Age Around the World, this new anthology of fiction and memoir explores coming of age in the new millennium. Twenty-one stories by noted authors including Sherman Alexie, Mary F. Chen, Junot Diaz, Louise Erdrich, Seth Kantner, and ZZ Packer explore the trials and tribulations of growing up in our increasingly fragmented world. Issues of identity, sexuality, solitude, and conflict are beautifully presented through the voices of writers of all ages and ethnicities, from Lan Samantha Chang tackling absent or dead parents in “The Eve of the Spirit Festival” to Emily Rabateau addressing race in “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockeys.” With a preface and introductions to each piece by Mary Frosch providing cultural context, this collection is a stunning literary tribute to a new generation of global citizens that provides a distinctively American sense of hope.
Coming Of Age In Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Kenneth Millard
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-18
Coming Of Age In Contemporary American Fiction written by Kenneth Millard and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel, or the Bildungsroman. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood, often presented through depictions of immediate family relationships and other social structures. This book considers a variety of different American cultures (in terms of race, class and gender) and a range of contemporary coming-of-age novels, so that aesthetic judgements about the fiction might be made in the context of the social history that fiction represents. A series of questions are asked:* Does the coming-of-age moment in these novels coincide with an interpretation of the 'fall' of America?* What kind of national commentary does it therefore facilitate?* Is the Bildungsroman a quintessentially American genre?* What can it usefully tell us about contemporary American culture? Although the focus is on the conte
Jewish Girls Coming Of Age In America 1860 1920
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Author : Melissa R. Klapper
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Jewish Girls Coming Of Age In America 1860 1920 written by Melissa R. Klapper and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Religion categories.
Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860—1920 draws on a wealth of archival material, much of which has never been published—or even read—to illuminate the ways in which Jewish girls’ adolescent experiences reflected larger issues relating to gender, ethnicity, religion, and education. Klapper explores the dual roles girls played as agents of acculturation and guardians of tradition. Their search for an identity as American girls that would not require the abandonment of Jewish tradition and culture mirrored the struggle of their families and communities for integration into American society. While focusing on their lives as girls, not the adults they would later become, Klapper draws on the papers of such figures as Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah; Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Showboat; and Marie Syrkin, literary critic and Zionist. Klapper also analyzes the diaries, memoirs, and letters of hundreds of other girls whose later lives and experiences have been lost to history. Told in an engaging style and filled with colorful quotes, the book brings to life a neglected group of fascinating historical figures during a pivotal moment in the development of gender roles, adolescence, and the modern American Jewish community.
Emerging Adults In America
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Author : Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
language : en
Publisher: Decade of Behavior
Release Date : 2006
Emerging Adults In America written by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and has been published by Decade of Behavior this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Family & Relationships categories.
This book portrays the lives of young Americans between adolescence and young adulthood.
Coming Of Age In American Anthropology
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Author : Malopa'upo Isaia
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Coming Of Age In American Anthropology written by Malopa'upo Isaia and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the book, and a must read, of the century. It's anthropological history in the re-making. The American Anthropological best seller, the Chief Malopa'upo Isaia, a descendant of the Tuimanu'a (king of Manu'a), the very people in Margaret Mead's book, has now raised some very serious traditional and legal issues, in relation to Margaret Mead's book, Columbia University's role, and the American Anthropological Association's 'professional' role. In his book, "Coming of age in American Anthropology", the Chief is now ordering the removal, withdrawal, and the disassociation, of every material by Margaret Mead on his cultural intellectual property. He has also outlined several legal issues which will have serious ramifications globally, on any academic who undertakes any cultural fieldwork, on someone else's cultural intellectual property. The Coming of age in American Anthropology, may well opens the floodgate to civil lawsuits from the two Samoan Governments for billions of dollars in damages to the business community, the Tourism Industry of Samoa, and from the descendants of the King of Manu'a. It is definitely the case of the century, and a must read for all students of anthropology, psychology, sociology, and law. Chief Malopa'upo Isaia is a name to watch for, as his work will without a doubt change the face of American Anthropology forever.
Coming Of Age Around The World
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Author : Faith Adielé
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Coming Of Age Around The World written by Faith Adielé and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Literary Collections categories.
The editors of this anthology have set out to chronicle the global quest for identity, making a strong case for the personal and political importance of sharing our stories as they consider whether coming of age is a Western - or universal - concept. With luminaries such as Ben Okri, Chang-rae Lee and recent bestsellers including Marjane Satrapi and Alexandra Fuller, this collection includes detailed introductions to each piece of memoir, graphics, lyric prose and tales which provide historical and cultural context.