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I (Don't) Hate School

Revisiting Oppositional Culture Theory of Blacks' Resistance to Schooling

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ID3000354
AuthorsAlex L Harris (0009-0005-1368-8785, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume85
Issue2
Pages797-834
Publication date2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1353/sof.2007.0006
OpenAlexW2109938674
LanguageEN
Citations received74
References cited33

Journal Article I (Don't) Hate School: Revisiting Oppositional Culture Theory of Blacks' Resistance to Schooling Get access Angel L. Harris Angel L. Harris University of Texas at Austin Direct correspondence to Angel L. Harris, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station — A 1700, Austin, Texas 78712. Phone (512) 471-1122, Fax (512) 471-1748. E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 85, Issue 2, December 2006, Pages 797–834, https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2007.0006 Published: 01 December 2006

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