1st Edition

An Analysis of Jay MacLeod's Ain't No Makin' It Aspirations and Attainment in a Low Income Neighborhood

By Anna Seiferle-Valencia Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

Why is it that children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it so difficult – and often impossible – to achieve? Few questions are of such fundamental importance to the functioning of a fair and effective society than this one, yet the academic and political narratives that exist to explain the problem are fundamentally contradictory: some say the root of the problem lies in racial prejudice;... Read more

Ways In to the Text 

Who is Jay MacLeod? 

What does Ain't No Makin' It Say? 

Why does  Ain't No Makin' It Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Anna Seiferle-Valencia holds a PhD in anthropology from Harvard.  She was formerly curator of Latin American Art at the Tuscon Museum of Art, Arizona.