The Urban Minority Young Adult As Audience: Does Young Adult Literature Pass the Reality Test?.

Guild, Sandy; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra

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ERIC Number: EJ632342

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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The Urban Minority Young Adult As Audience: Does Young Adult Literature Pass the Reality Test?

Guild, Sandy; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra

New Advocate, v14 n4 p361-77 Fall 2001

Examines if literature for urban youth can reflect reality and validate the significance of the minority individual as well as give them a vision for a better future and a sense that it is attainable. Identifies a strong correlation between the fictional experience as expressed in 20 novels and the characteristics of the urban life of minority adolescents. (SG)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Audience Awareness, Minority Groups, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Urban Environment, Urban Schools, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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