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"They Just Don't Understand That's the Way Most of Us Are": Identity Management of Latin@ Youth en Arizona

abstract: This ethnographic study contributes to the literature on Latin@ youth in the US by focusing on the experiences of Latin@ youth in Arizona and their identity management practices. The data from 9 months of field observations and 11 unstructured interviews provides a vivid picture of the youth's daily encounters. Using a thematic analysis this study reveals the youth's experiences in occupying predominantly white spaces, managing privilege, and managing negative stereotypes. The youth's involvement at El Centro, an Arizona nonprofit organization, provided them a safe space in which they created a familial environment for themselves and their peers. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Communication 2014

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:25925
Date January 2014
ContributorsTerminel Iberri, Ana (Author), Mean, Lindsey (Advisor), Tellez, Michelle (Advisor), Gruber, Diane (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format99 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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