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This paper extends my previous analysis of data gathered in a year-long ethnographic investigation of a community college (Weis, 1985). Here, gendered subjectivity is explored through three themes: (1) motivation for attending Urban College, (2) perceived behavior of women and men within the institution, and (3) academic outcomes. The paper closes by positing why black female culture takes the shape and form that it does, and why the community college fails to promote social mobility for black females.
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Weis, L. Without dependence on welfare for life: Black women in the community college. Urban Rev 17, 233–255 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01258548
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