Cultivating Capital: Latino Newcomer Young Men in a U.S. Urban High School

Newcomer young men confront numerous obstacles that limit their chances for attainment and achievement. Using social and cultural capital frameworks and a case study methodology, this article examines how four Latino newcomer young men navigated an urban U.S. high school. It reveals how teachers and...

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Published in:Anthropology & education quarterly 2013-09, Vol.44 (3), p.286-303
Main Authors: Hopkins, Megan, Martinez-Wenzl, Mary, Aldana, Ursula S., Gándara, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adolescents
Case Studies
Counseling
Cultural Capital
Cultural identity
Culture
Educational Attainment
Educational sociology
Ethnicity
high school
High School Students
High Schools
Hispanic American Students
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Males
Men
Mexico
Noncitizens
peers
Qualitative analysis
recent immigrant youth
School Counselors
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
social and cultural capital
Social Capital
Social identity
Student School Relationship
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
U.S.A
Urban Areas
Urban Schools
young men of color
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Summary:Newcomer young men confront numerous obstacles that limit their chances for attainment and achievement. Using social and cultural capital frameworks and a case study methodology, this article examines how four Latino newcomer young men navigated an urban U.S. high school. It reveals how teachers and a counselor cultivated capital and how the young men leveraged this capital, thus challenging traditional depictions of Latino immigrant adolescents and highlighting the importance of belonging for these youth.
ISSN:0161-7761
1548-1492
DOI:10.1111/aeq.12026