The (Re-)Making of a Black American

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Contents
• Introduction
• Background and Problem
• Guiding Questions
• Morristown Middle School and the Issue of Diversity
• The Caribbean Presence at Morristown
• Race and Social Class Politics in the Labrger Morristown Community
• Caribbean American Youth and the (Re-)Making of a Black American
• Book Overview
• Chapter One: Historical Contexts, Transnationalism, and Race in the United States
• Slavery, Capitalism, and the Social Construction of Race
• Slavery in the Caribbean and the United States
• A Closer Look at the Effects of Macro and Micro Race Politics
• Race and the Integration of Black Immigrants in the United States
• Black Immigrants, Identity Development, and School Achievement
• John Ogbu’s Contribution to Understanding the Identities of Black Immigrant Youth
• Moving Beyond Ogbu
• Race and Education in the United States
• A New Paradigm for Understanding Links Between Parenting, School Experiences, and the Identity of Caribbean American Youth
• Racial Socialization: Preparing and Protecting Black Children
• Factors That Shape Racial and Ethnic Socialization Messages and Their Influence on Youth
• Caribbean American Youth and the Benefits of a Qualitative Understanding of Racial & Ethnic Socialization
• Moving Forward: Transnationalism, Racial and Ethnic Socialization, and Identity Negotiations
• Chapter Two: Life Narratives: Identities in Transition
• From Rags to Riches: The Life Narrative of Kerry Ann Fisher, Mother of Bryce
• Hustling for Success: Life Narrative of Marcia Young, Mother of Charles and Elyse
• Street Smarts and Skilled Labor: The Life Narrative of Mark Young, Father of Charles and Stepfather of Elyse
• Privilege Begets Privilege: The Life Narrative of Craig Thompson, Father of Jeffrey
• Conclusion
• Chapter Three: E(race)ing Socialization: Transnational Scripts, Ethnic Socialization, and Getting Ahead in America
• The United States as a Training Ground for Learning Race
• Ethnic Socialization
• Ethnic Socialization and the Caribbean Value System
• Hard Work
• Good Manners
• Community and Family Engagement
• Education
• Conclusion
• Chapter Four: Caribbean Immigrants, Racism, and Racial Socialization
• An Unawareness of Race
• Pat & Craig: This Nonsense Called Racism
• Kerry Ann: Preparation for Racial Bias and the U.S. Penal System
• Mark and Marcia: Intraracial Conflicts
• Conclusion
• Chapter Five: Racial Socialization at Morristown Middle School: What Caribbean American Students Learn About Race and Racism by Way of the “Not So Hidden” Curriculum
• White Privilege and the Real Wages of Blackness for Caribbean American Students
• Examining the Embeddedness of White Privilege Through Achievement Gap Discourse
• Socialization Conflicts
• The Role of Caribbean American Students in School Participation Structures
• Intersections of Social Class and Race: Locating Caribbean American Students in the Racialized Tracking System
• High-Achieving Caribbean American Students and Ownership Over Classroom Space
• Learning and Living the Stereotypes: Experiences of Caribbean American Students in Lower-Level Classes
• Disciplinary Disparities: The Surveillance and Punishment of Black Bodies
• Excessive and Frequent Discipline of Black Students
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and Classroom Disruptions in Majority-Black Classes
• Academic Expectations and the Engagement of Caribbean American Students
• Difficulties Participating in Classroom Dialogue
• Teacher Scrutiny and Assumptions of Students’ Attitudes and Dispositions Toward Learning
• Teacher Expectations, Student Disengagement, and Perceptions of Resistance
• Tracking and Interracial Student Relationships
• Chapter Six: Converging Identities and Realities: Finding One’s Place in the Home, School, and World
• Complicating Identity Constraints: The Role of Ethnicity and Nationality in Shaping “Racial” Identity
• Limitations to Self-Identification
• Understanding the Black Experience
• Reading Racism: Lessons from Parents, Teachers, and Peers
• Exploring Race Talk with Parents and Peers
• Parents’ Personal Examples of Experiences with Racism
• Narratives of Systemic Racism
• Peer Groups: Mediating Parental Racial Socialization
• Course Levels, Peer Groups, and Personal Racism Experiences
• Ethnic Difference and an Alternative Black Experience
• Transnational Accounts of Blackness
• The Internalization of Ethnic Socialization as a Form of Racial Socialization
• Chapter Seven: The (Re-)Making of a Black American: Findings, Implications, and Recommendations
• Study Findings
• Teaching What They Know
• Disjunctures in Racial and Ethnic Socialization Messages Between Home and School
• Implications for Practice
• Considerations for Future Research
• Educational and Social Policy
• Conclusion
• References
• Index
• Series index