Title The colour of class : the educational strategies of the Black middle classes / Nicola Rollock, David Gillborn, Carol Vincent and Stephen J. Ball

Published Milton Park, Abingon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents pt. 1. The Black middle classes and school -- pt. 2. The Black middle classes and society Summary "How do race and class intersect to shape the identities and experiences of Black middle-class parents and their children? What are Black middle-class parents' strategies for supporting their children through school? What role do the educational histories of Black middle-class parents play in their decision-making about their children's education? There is now an extensive body of research on the educational strategies of the white middle classes but a silence exists around the emergence of the Black middle classes and their experiences, priorities, and actions in relation to education. This book focuses on middle-class families of Black Caribbean heritage. Drawing on rich qualitative data from nearly 80 in-depth interviews with Black Caribbean middle-class parents, the internationally renowned contributors reveal how these parents attempt to navigate their children successfully through the school system, and defend them against low expectations and other manifestations of discrimination. Chapters identify when, how and to what extent parents deploy the financial, cultural and social resources available to them as professional, middle class individuals in support of their children's academic success and emotional well-being. The book sheds light on the complex, and relatively neglected relations, between race, social class and education, and in addition, poses wider questions about the experiences of social mobility, and the intersection of race and class in forming the identity of the parents and their children. The Colour of Class: The educational strategies of the Black middle classes will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates on education, sociology and social policy courses, as well as academics with an interest in Critical Race Theory and Bourdieu"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 26, 2014) Subject African Americans -- Education -- Social aspects African Americans -- Social conditions. African American families -- Social conditions African Americans -- Economic conditions. Middle class -- Education -- United States Social classes -- Economic aspects -- United States Education -- Parent participation -- United States Discrimination in education -- United States Educational sociology -- United States EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions. African American families -- Social conditions African Americans -- Economic conditions African Americans -- Education -- Social aspects African Americans -- Social conditions Discrimination in education Education -- Parent participation Educational sociology Middle class -- Education Social classes -- Economic aspects United States Form Electronic book Author Gillborn, David, author. Vincent, Carol, 1963- author. Ball, Stephen J., author. ISBN 9781317583905 1317583906 9781315741680 1315741687 9781317583882 1317583884 9781317583899 1317583892

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