Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens

People's experiences of racial inequality in adulthood are well documented, but less attention is given to the racial inequalities that children and adolescents face. Growing Up in America provides a rich, first-hand account of the different social worlds that teens of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds experience. In their own words, these American teens describe conflicts with parents, pressures from other teens, school experiences, and religious beliefs that drive their various unders...