From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
The Making of Mass Incarceration in America / America on Fire: Police Violence, Black Rebellion and the Fracturing of a Nation-@elizabhinton
Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side-@eveewing
A list of required/recommended* readings on race/ism and white supremacy from my courses, as promised. Feel free to add more. #SocAF#SocTwitter#AcademicTwitter
*Diff based on access and affordability for my students, but they're all good options.
A 🧵(sorted by theme):
On Scientific Racism, Past and Present:
The Mismeasure of Man. -Stephen Gould
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium-Joseph Graves, Jr. @gravesjl55
The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea-Robert Sussman
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty / Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century-@DorothyERoberts
Race Unmasked: Biology and Race in the 20th Century-Michael Yudell @PublicsHealth
Taking advanced math in HS influences academic success, what careers we pursue, and how much $ we make. Studies find racial gaps in who takes Calculus in HS & Algebra I in MS, but there is little research on race and adv math course taking during the transition to HS. 2/
This study uses national data to examine adv math course taking in 9th grade for students on the accelerated track who took Alg I+ in 8th grade and students on the standard track who took <Alg I. I also look at the role of performance factors & parents, teachers & counselors 3/
The needs of #firstgen students are often thought of in relation to the experiences of #secondgen students, defined by scholars as students whose parent has earned a 4-year degree, and presumably can guide or assist their #secondgen child in navigating the higher ed experience.
But what happens when a student has a parent with a 4-year degree who lacks the necessary financial, intellectual, social, or cultural capital to successfully assist their child? I would like to share my story and propose a third category, that I'm calling #oneptfivegen.
My mom was #firstgen to the US and college, making her the first true trailblazer. According to scholars, this makes me #secondgen American and undergrad. While being #secondgen American is a unique experience, being a #secondgen student is not.