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"My Mom Said She Wanted Me to Grow up Better than
Her". Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 316
Motivated by a concern about the reproduction of
social and econonmic inequities across generations,
Natalie Nielsen undertook a multi-sited ethnographic
study of three African American girls whose
aspirations exceeded their mothers' level of
educational and professional attainment. This study
is broadly situated in social reproduction theory,
but rather than studying the generational
reproduction of low socio-economic standing, Dr.
Nielsen concentrated on mechanisms that might aid
urban youth of color in improving their standing in
life--a process she calls social (non)reproduction.
The study follows 'Star,' 'Princess,' and 'Tiffany'
as they traverse their multiple worlds of home,
school, church, and youth organization. In the
study, Dr. Nielsen examines the girls' aspirations,
sources of adult social capital, senses of control
over the future, and messages they hear about the
future.
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