Abstract
This study explores how social identity is formed in the United States of America. In particular, it examines the social, economic and educational problems experienced by underachieving Black American children and issues of social inequality along with their implications for social justice. Against the background of matters of group identity and its maintenance or loss, the author reflects on the under-utilization of Black American children’s educational and human potential. She also suggests a rationale for re-conceiving the goal of social justice and how it is to be achieved, as well as the paradigm of cultural assimilation.
Zusammenfassung
Diese Untersuchung erforscht, wie sich soziale IdentitÄt in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika bildet. Im Besonderen werden die sozialen, ökonomischen und pÄdagogischen Probleme untersucht, die von leistungsschwachen schwarzen amerikanischen Kindern erfahren werden, sowie die Probleme sozialer Ungleichheit in Verbindung mit ihren Implikationen für die soziale Gerechtigkeit. Vor dem Hintergrund der Dynamik von GuppenidentitÄt sowie deren Erhaltung oder Verlust reflektiert die Autorin über die mangelnde Nutzbarmachung des Bildungs- und des menschlichen Potentials schwarzer amerikanischer Kinder. Sie entwickelt auch VorschlÄge, wie die soziale Gerechtigkeit wieder als eine Zielvorstellung zu errichten und wie diese zu verwirklichen ist, ebenso wie das Paradigma der kulturellen Assimilation.
Resume
Cette étude explore comment l’identité sociale est constituée aux états-Unis d’Amérique. En particulier, elle examine les problémes sociaux, économiques et éducatifs vécus par les enfants noirs-américains aux acquis insuffisants, et les questions de l’inégalité sociale en mÊme temps que leurs implications pour la justice sociale. Sur l’arriére-plan des questions de l’identité de groupe et de son maintien ou de sa perte, l’auteur réfléchit sur la sous-utilisation du potentiel humain et éducatif des enfants noirsaméricains. Elle suggére également une analyse raisonnée pour reconcevoir la finalité de la justice sociale et sa réalisation, aussi bien que le paradigme de l’assimilation culturelle.
Resumen
Este trabajo investiga cómo se forma la identidad social en los Estados Unidos de América. En particular, examina los problemas sociales, económicos y educativos que tienen los niños norteamericanos de raza negra que no alcanzan los objetivos de aprendizaje, y temas de desigualdad social y sus implicaciones en cuanto a la justicia social. Ante el trasfondo de la identidad de grupos y conservación o pérdida de la misma, la autora reflexiona sobre el desaprovechamiento del potencial educativo y humano de los niños norteamericanos de raza negra proponiendo, además, un fundamento para reconcebir el objetivo de justicia social y cómo lograrlo, al igual que un nuevo modelo de integración cultural.
РЕжУМЕ
ЕРЕсМОтР с ОцИАльНОИ спРАВЕДлИВОстИ И Асс ИМИльцИИ — В ДАННОМ Ис слЕДОВАНИИ ИжУЧАЕтсь пРОБлЕМА ФОРМИРОВАН Иь сОцИАльНОИ ИДЕНтИ ЧНОстИ В сОЕДИНЕННых штАтАх АМЕРИкИ. В ЧАст НОстИ, жДЕсь РАссМАтР ИВАУтсь сОцИАльНыЕ, ЁкОНОМИЧ ЕскЕ И ОБРАжОВАтЕльНыЕ пР ОБлЕМы, ВОжНИкшИЕсь п ЕРЕД АМЕРИкАНскИМИ ЧЕРНОкОжИМИ ДЕтьМИ, А тАкжЕ пРОБлЕМА сОцИА льНОгО НЕРАВЕНстВА И ЕЕ ВлИьНИЕ НА сОцИАльНУ У спРАВЕДлИВОсть. НА Ф ОНЕ ВОпРОсОВ О гРУппОВОИ ИДЕНтИЧНОстИ И ЕЕ сОхРАНЕНИИ ИлИ Ут РАты, АВтОР стАтьИ РАс сУжДАЕт О НЕпОлНОМ ИспОльжОВАНИИ ОБРАж ОВАтЕльНОгО И ЧЕлОВЕ ЧЕскОгО пОтЕНцИАлА АМЕРИкАН скИх ЧЕРНОкОжИх ДЕтЕИ. АВт ОР тАкжЕ пРЕДлАгАЕт л ОгИЧЕскОЕ ОБОсНОВАНИЕ Дль пЕРЕ сМОтРА цЕлЕИ сОцИАльНОИ спР АВЕДлИВОстИ И спОсОБ ОВ ЕЕ ДОстИжЕНИь, А тАкжЕ пАОАДИгМУ кУль тУРНОИ АссИМИльцИИ.
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Freeman, K. “If only my eyes were different”: The loss of identity and the under-utilization of black children’s educational potential — rethinking social justice and assimilation. Int Rev Educ 52, 49–65 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-005-5609-z
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