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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ968717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0960
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The Symbolic Boundary of Sports: Middle School Athletic Culture and Mexican Immigrant Girls
Meador, Elizabeth
Multicultural Perspectives, v14 n2 p82-88 2012
In this article the author presents an analysis of the hidden curriculum of school sports in mediating the achievement of Mexican immigrant girls in middle schools in the southwestern United States. Using Bourdieu's theory of taste, the author shows how symbolic boundaries expressed by students and teachers legitimize cultural practices that privilege youth who value sports while marginalizing those who do not. (Contains 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Hidden Curriculum, Females, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Athletics, Academic Achievement, Social Theories, Disadvantaged, Cultural Influences, Student Interests, Cultural Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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