@article{771795,
      author = {DeLuca, Stefanie, and Clampet-Lundquist, Susan, and Edin,  Kathryn,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/771795},
      title = {Coming of age in the other America /},
      abstract = {"Coming of Age in the Other America illuminates the  profound effects of neighborhoods on impoverished families.  The authors conducted in-depth interviews and fieldwork  with 150 young adults, and found that those who had been  able to move to better neighborhoods--either as part of the  Moving to Opportunity program or by other means--achieved  much higher rates of high school completion and college  enrollment than their parents. About half the youth  surveyed reported being motivated by an "identity  project"--or a strong passion such as music, art, or a  dream job--to finish school and build a career. Yet the  authors also found troubling evidence that some of the most  promising young adults often fell short of their goals and  remained mired in poverty. Factors such as neighborhood  violence and family trauma put these youth on expedited  paths to adulthood, forcing them to shorten or end their  schooling and find jobs much earlier than their  middle-class counterparts. Weak labor markets and subpar  postsecondary educational institutions, including  exploitative for-profit trade schools and under-funded  community colleges, saddle some young adults with debt and  trap them in low-wage jobs. A third of the youth  surveyed--particularly those who had not developed identity  projects--were neither employed nor in school. To address  these barriers to success, the authors recommend  initiatives that help transform poor neighborhoods and  provide institutional support for the identity projects  that motivate youth to stay in school. They propose  increased regulation of for-profit schools and increased  college resources for low-income high school students.  Coming of Age in the Other America presents a sensitive,  nuanced account of how a generation of ambitious but  underprivileged young Baltimoreans has struggled to  succeed. It both challenges long-held myths about  inner-city youth and shows how the process of "social  reproduction"--where children end up stuck in the same  place as their parents--is far from inevitable." --  Publisher's description},
      recid = {771795},
      pages = {xx, 298 pages :},
}