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100			_aShow less David T. Lardier, _933434
245			_aMerit in Meritocracy: Uncovering the Myth of Exceptionality and Self-Reliance Through the Voices of Urban Youth of Color
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 51, Issue 4, 2019:( 474-500 p.)
520			_aA disproportionate number of urban youth attend underresourced and segregated schools. While tenets of the American Dream are inculcated in urban youth, a dearth of educational resources is available to help realize this dream. This qualitative study explored the narratives of urban youth (N = 85), many of whom sought to be the exceptions, embracing higher education as a pathway to successful futures, yet few identified resources that would make access to higher education possible. The capital accrued in their communities allowed them to navigate their social environment; however, it was an insufficient bridge for future success in higher education. Furthermore, they espoused a belief in their own self-reliance as the one resource on which they could count on. Ironically, the youth also accepted “not making it” a result of their own shortcomings. We link findings to empowerment agents who would cultivate both bridging capital and critical consciousness among/for youth
650			_ameritocracy, _933455
650			_aexceptionality, _933456
650			_a self-reliance, _933457
650			_a empowerment–social capital, _933458
650			_a urban youth _933459
700			_aJr., Kathryn G. Herr, _933460
700			_aVeronica R. Barrios, _933461
700			_aPauline Garcia-Reid, _933462
700			_aRobert J. Reid _933463
773	0		_010744 _915403 _dSage Publisher, _tEducation and urban society
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0013124517727583
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