How a sholarship girl becomes a soldier: The militarization of Latina/o youth in Chicago public schools

Identities

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-72

  Pérez, Gina M ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Education; Gender; Junior Reserve Officer Training Program (JROTC); Latinas os; Military

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENDER ISSUE; LATINO PEOPLE;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646415668     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890500534346     Document Type: Article

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