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THE INFLUENCE OF IMAGES OF HIP HOP CULTURE ON THE ACADEMIC IDENTITY AND SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AT KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH

BRUNSON-EVANS, LATIERA

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2007, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education : Educational Studies.
This qualitative research study investigated how images of youth in hip hop culture influenced the academic identities and experiences of eighth grade students who differed in terms of their gender and race at a Midwestern urban junior high school. The data collection methods used were one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and field observations. Key study participants included 28 eighth graders with an additional 11 student participants in focus groups. Findings revealed that boys openly attributed their style of dress and persona to hip hop images while girls in their styles distanced themselves from highly sexualized images of women. Boys of color felt teachers were ascribing racialized identities that reinforced negative stereotypes of them as threats. White girls and girls of color did not emphasize race as a factor in their views on hip hop images. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of recognizing students’ educational commitment to schooling as well as their social commitments to hip hop culture.
Dr. Annette Hemmings (Advisor)
127 p.

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  • BRUNSON-EVANS, L. (2007). THE INFLUENCE OF IMAGES OF HIP HOP CULTURE ON THE ACADEMIC IDENTITY AND SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AT KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176738611

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • BRUNSON-EVANS, LATIERA. THE INFLUENCE OF IMAGES OF HIP HOP CULTURE ON THE ACADEMIC IDENTITY AND SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AT KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176738611.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • BRUNSON-EVANS, LATIERA. "THE INFLUENCE OF IMAGES OF HIP HOP CULTURE ON THE ACADEMIC IDENTITY AND SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AT KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1176738611

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)