Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb

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Sean J. Drake

Academic Apartheid

Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb

Sean J. Drake

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University of California Press
22 March 2022

Migration, immigration & emigration; Social classes; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Sociology; Inclusive education & mainstreaming

In Academic Apartheid, sociologist Sean J. Drake addresses long-standing problems of educational inequality from a nuanced perspective, looking at how race and class intersect to affect modern school segregation. Drawing on more than two years of ethnographic observation and dozens of interviews at two distinct high schools in a racially diverse Southern California suburb, Drake unveils hidden institutional mechanisms that lead to the overt segregation and symbolic criminalization of Black, Latinx, and lower-income students who struggle academically. His work illuminates how institutional definitions of success contribute to school segregation, how institutional actors leverage those definitions to justify inequality, and the ways in which local immigrant groups use their ethnic resources to succeed. Academic Apartheid represents a new way forward for scholars whose work sits at the intersection of education, race and ethnicity, class, and immigration.

By: Sean J. Drake
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780520381377
ISBN 10: 0520381378
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 22 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sean J. Drake is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and Senior Research Associate at the Maxwell Center for Policy Research.

Reviews for Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb

"""This book deserves a place on the reading lists and bookshelves of many readers. It is accessible for multiple audiences as the storytelling hooks the reader while also offering opportunities to reconsider several harmful policies and practices. . . If we hope to create a schooling system that is truly designed to serve all of its students - not just those who reflect the dominant white culture or fit into a specific frame - all of these actors must gain an understanding of how schools as institutions perpetuate racism and criminalization."" * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity * ""Drake has contributed a set of unique insights into global dynamics with hyperlocal implications. He does so with a depth and richness through which we come to know and inhabit this world."" * Social Service Review *"