ERIC Number: EJ1411557
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Publication Date: 2024
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"I Wanted Diversity, but Not so Much": Middle-Class White Parents, School Choice, and the Persistence of Anti-Black Stereotypes
Urban Education, v59 n3 p911-940 2024
This interview study examines the school choices of white middle class parents who live in a large Northeastern city. Interviewees identify as progressive urbanites and express an appreciation for racial diversity. Simultaneously, interviewees draw on anti-Black stereotypes when evaluating school options and avoiding majority Black schools. While previous studies suggest that diversity-seeking whites are well intentioned and inadvertently reproduce racism through school choice, my analysis allows for greater consideration of white parents' investment in the reproduction of white racial dominance.
Descriptors: Parents, Whites, Middle Class, Urban Areas, School Choice, Racism, Stereotypes, Parent Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Diversity, Blacks, African Americans, Power Structure
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Language: English
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