TY - BOOK AU - Warikoo,Natasha Kumar TI - Balancing acts: youth culture in the global city SN - 9780520262102 (cloth : alk. paper) PY - 2011/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Youth KW - Social life and customs KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Children of immigrants KW - High school students KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Academic achievement KW - Group identity N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Understanding cultural incorporation -- Music and style: Americanization or globalization? -- Racial authenticity,'acting black,' and cultural consumption -- Two types of racial discrimination: adult exclusion and peer bullying -- Positive attitudes and (some) negative behaviors -- Balancing acts: peer status and academic orientations -- Ethnic and racial boundaries -- Explaining youth cultures, improving academic achievement ER -