Balancing acts youth culture in the global city /

Main Author: Warikoo, Natasha Kumar, 1973-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10443367
Table of 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.