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Neither Colorblind nor Oppositional: Perceived Minority Status and Trajectories of Academic Adjustment among Latinos in Elite Higher Education
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Rivas-Drake, Deborah; Mooney, Margarita – Developmental Psychology, 2009
As more Latinos experience upward social mobility, it is increasingly necessary to challenge oppositional cultural assumptions to explain how perceived minority status barriers may influence their academic achievement. The present study builds on previous work that identified 3 distinct minority status orientations among Latino college students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Social Stratification, Social Adjustment, Social Environment