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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education and social inequality: race and ethnicity > multicultural navigators
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multicultural navigators  

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  • Drawing on the canon of literature on the critical values of social capital, sociologist Prudence Carter has coined a term for a specific type of informational and social resource for low-income and racial and ethnic minority students: multicultural navigators. In response to the confluence of factors—such as poverty, racism, and social marginalization—that cripple the educational mobility and attainment of low-income or disadvantaged racial and ethnic minority students, Carter discusses in her book, Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, the critical need for persons who can assist these youth on their trajectories for better lives. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; Multicultural Navigators]

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