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008			160123s2016 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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100	1		_aDeLuca, Stefanie, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aComing of age in the other America / _cStefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, and Kathryn Edin.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRussell Sage Foundation, _c2016
300			_axx, 298 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index.
505	0	0	_gPreface: _t"Baltimore city, you're breaking my heart" -- _t"Different privileges that different people inherit" : social reproduction and the transition to adulthood -- _t"More people that have stuff to live for here" : neighborhood change and intergenerational attainment -- _t"Following my passion" : how identity projects help youth beat the street and stay on track -- _t"You never know what's happening : this is Baltimore" : the vulnerability of youth without an identity project -- _t"It's kind of like crabs in a bucket" : how family and neighborhood disadvantage hinder the transition to adulthood -- _t"In and out before you know it" : the educational and occupational traps of expedited adulthood -- _t"If it can cause some kind of change" : policies to support identity projects and reduce educational and neighborhood inequality -- _gAppendix A: _tStudy history and methodology -- _gAppendix B: _tMTOQ5 general description worksheet and MTOQ10 field note template.
520			_a"Coming of Age in the Other America illuminates the profound effects of neighborhoods on impoverished families. The authors conducted in-depth interviews and fieldwork with 150 young adults, and found that those who had been able to move to better neighborhoods--either as part of the Moving to Opportunity program or by other means--achieved much higher rates of high school completion and college enrollment than their parents. About half the youth surveyed reported being motivated by an "identity project"--or a strong passion such as music, art, or a dream job--to finish school and build a career. Yet the authors also found troubling evidence that some of the most promising young adults often fell short of their goals and remained mired in poverty. Factors such as neighborhood violence and family trauma put these youth on expedited paths to adulthood, forcing them to shorten or end their schooling and find jobs much earlier than their middle-class counterparts. Weak labor markets and subpar postsecondary educational institutions, including exploitative for-profit trade schools and under-funded community colleges, saddle some young adults with debt and trap them in low-wage jobs. A third of the youth surveyed--particularly those who had not developed identity projects--were neither employed nor in school. To address these barriers to success, the authors recommend initiatives that help transform poor neighborhoods and provide institutional support for the identity projects that motivate youth to stay in school. They propose increased regulation of for-profit schools and increased college resources for low-income high school students. Coming of Age in the Other America presents a sensitive, nuanced account of how a generation of ambitious but underprivileged young Baltimoreans has struggled to succeed. It both challenges long-held myths about inner-city youth and shows how the process of "social reproduction"--where children end up stuck in the same place as their parents--is far from inevitable." -- Publisher's description
650		0	_aUrban youth _zUnited States _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aPoor youth _zUnited States _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aYouth development _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEducation, Urban _zUnited States.
650		0	_aInner cities _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSocial mobility _zUnited States.
700	1		_aClampet-Lundquist, Susan, _eauthor.
700	1		_aEdin, Kathryn, _d1962- _eauthor.
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