Mexican American Women's Perspectives of the Intersection of Race and Gender in Public High School: a Critical Race Theory Analysis
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This qualitative multiple participant case study examined Mexican American women's experiences at the intersection of race and gender in public high school.Mexican American women's experiences cannot be isolated and described independently in terms of either race or gender.The intersection of race and gender for Mexican American women has not been investigated fully.The few studies that include Mexican American females focus on dropouts and emphasize at risk factors such as gender, race, socioeconomic status, and language.Consequently, the gaps in the empirical literature are caused in part by the shortage of research on Mexican American women and the propensity toward examining Mexican American women from the deficit perspective.Critical Race Theory was the framework for the analysis and the interpretation in this study.The significant findings of this research support CRT, in that racism is prevalent and ordinary in the daily the lives of Mexican American females.The findings of the study included: First, racism is endemic and pervasive in public education.Second, colorblindness is the notion from which many educational entities operate.
Author: Sandra Luz Fernandez-Bergersen
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W192645815