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Fordham, Signithia – 1986
This paper examines the complex relationship between black adolescents' ethnic identity, school performance, and the effect of the larger social structure on the interaction of these phenomena by reference to the concept of racelessness. This concept captures the endemic tensions and conflicts experienced by black Americans as they seek to define…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Black Achievement, Black Students
