Construction Sites: Excavating Race, Class, and Gender Among Urban Youth

by Lois Weis (Editor), Michelle Fine (Editor)

There is much talk these days about school and community relations for adolescents, and yet little is known about life at the borders, much less the stories of the youth who sojourn between. This unique collection of essays invites readers to trespass the borders of schooling in order to understand the range of spaces within which youth are forming and reforming identities, relations, and, in some cases, social movements amidst the cloudy backlash to feminism, civil rights, welfare rights, and lesbian/gay movements. The ideas presented remind us that learning takes place both within and outside of schools. Inspirational in content and judicious in scope, this book guides us to pay attention to all the complex settings, aspects, and moments that frame the lives of youth.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2000

About the author

Dr. Weis is author, co-author or editor of numerous books and articles that focus on race, class and gender in American schools.

Dr. Weis is Past President of the American Educational Studies Association and is on the editorial boards of several journals, including Educational Policy, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education and Review of Educational Research.

Dr. Weis was awarded the rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the State University of New York system. The award recognizes full professors of national or international prominence for outstanding achievement in research and scholarship. In addition, Weis and co-author Michelle Fine received the 2006 Critic Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association for their book, Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United States School.