Understanding Teenage Girls Culture, Identity and Schooling

This book focuses on social phenomenon that impact the lives of adolescent females of color. The authors highlight the daily challenges that African-American, Chicana, and Puerto Rican teenage girls face with respect to peer and family influences, media stereotyping, body image, community violence, pregnancy, and education. The authors also emphasize the incredible resiliency that young women possess in countering many of the social barriers confronting them.

Horace R. Hall, is assistant professor at DePaul University in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Research. He is also the founder and codirector of the school-based youth mentoring program R.E.A.L., (Respect, Excellence, Attitude and Leadership). Andrea Brown-Thirston is chief academic officer for the Chicago International Charter School Network.