{"product_id":"young-female-and-black-heidi-safia-mirza-9780415067058","title":"Young, Female and Black","description":"Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve.\u003cbr\u003e This book presents a serious challenge to the widely held myth that young black women consistently underachieve both at school and in the labour market. In a comparative study of research and writig from America, Britain and the Caribbean \u003cem\u003eYoung, Female and Black\u003c\/em\u003e re-examines our present understanding of what is meant by educational underachievement, the black family and, in particular, black womanhood in Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heidi Safia Mirza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415067057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415067058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Heidi Safia Mirza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056063607039,"sku":"9780415067058","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5c9ddbc-7704-4bf9-b06a-62d81733386e.jpg?v=1685039307","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/young-female-and-black-heidi-safia-mirza-9780415067058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}