Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education - Sandra Hanson - Books - Temple University Press,U.S. - 9781592136216 - December 1, 2008
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Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education


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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. This book addresses the role of agency and resistance that encourages and sustains interest in science in African American families and communities.


224 pages, 22 tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 1, 2008
ISBN13 9781592136216
Publishers Temple University Press,U.S.
Pages 224
Dimensions 146 × 221 × 24 mm   ·   417 g

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