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  • ISBN:
    1592136214
  • ISBN-13:
    9781592136216
  • PUB. DATE:
    December 2008
  • PUBLISHER:
    Temple University Press

Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education by Sandra Hanson

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Swimming Against the Tide

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  • Pub. Date: December 2008
  • Publisher: Temple University Press

Synopsis

"In this study, Sandra Hanson explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school." Hanson examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey and vignette techniques. She understands the complex interaction between race and gender in the science domain and, using a multicultural and feminist framework of analysis, addresses the role of agency and resistance that encourages and sustains interest in science in African American families and communities.

Biography

Sandra L. Hanson is Professor of Sociology and Research Associate at Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University. She is the author of Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences (Temple).