Book Categories
|
The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University |
Buy The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University here, one of 750 Black Plague books offered for sale at discount prices here in the history books section at R bookshop. There are currently 85663 history books in our history books section, and over 1,000,000 books listed in our book store. We greatly appreciate your patronage at R bookshop and look forward to offering you a large selection of great books at discount prices now and in the future. Thank you for shopping at R Bookshop!
|
You Are Here: Home > History Books > Black Plague > Item 129
|
The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University
|
by Joe R. Feagin
Sales Rank: 206879
|
$39.95
At Amazon
on 8-5-2008.
|
|
|
|
Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 208 pages
Published by: RoutledgeEdition: 1st Edition April 30, 1996
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0415915120
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0415915120
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 10.1 ounces
From Publishers Weekly
Racial barriers and impediments remain commonplace on white campuses, the authors declare, in a rebuttal to the portraits of campus racial climate by Allan Bloom and Dinesh D'Souza that is only partly convincing. Their research method-focus-group interviews of black students and their parents at an unnamed but typical "State University"-generates candid responses but sacrifices the nuance and analytical depth a journalist might offer. While critics see black student solidarity as separatism, the authors report that parents deem it necessary for support and survival. Similarly, black students effectively lament the absence of black faculty members, the casual racism of frat house "slave auctions" and the inescapable problem of police harassment. The authors' recommendations are all familiar: stronger enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, increased hiring of faculty of color and more multicultural programs. Interviewees ventilate their dilemmas about friendships with whites, and about how black friends don't always approve. However, the authors report that interviewees criticize white reaction to Nation of Islam speakers as "intolerance for diversity"-an issue, like many here, that is surely more complex. Feagin and Vera, coauthors of White Racism, teach sociology at the University of Florida. Imani teaches sociology at James Madison University.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Product Review
The Agony of Education is one of the rare and urgently needed volumes that sets out to examine some of the very arduous and complex questions.
–Critical Sociology
This book deserves our praise as being a brilliant piece of sociological research.
–Social Forces
Indeed the book provides what some may characterize as a stinging account of the experiences of black students at white colleges and universities. However, the authors do not focus solely on only the negative aspects of the collegiate experience for black students but also offer positive accounts of their experiences to provide balance and credibility for the findings..
–Qualitative Studies in Education
Reader Reviews
This book is great for anyone who wants a better understanding regarding the issue of how black students live and perform in white institutions. As a black male I was able to identify with many of the points mentioned in the book. The fact that the authors used data collected from group and individual interviews they conducted was a good idea. The only thing that kept me from giving the book a higher rating was the fact that the authors only used actual school names at certain times. I don't know if this was done to protect the subjects or what. I would have enjoyed the book better if ALL school names were mentioned that they collected data from.
Comment | |
(Report this)
Back To Top
|
The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University
Available from Amazon
Price: $39.95
Updated on 8-5-2008.
|
NOTICE: All prices, availability, and specifications
are subject to verification by their respective retailers.
| We offer The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University and other related Black Plague Books here at Rbookshop.com. To view more books about Black Plague please use the previous and next buttons near the top of this page.
|
|
|
Search for books at
