Street Corner Society
The Social Structure of an Italian Slum
The classic study of a poor community in Boston's North End in the mid-twentieth century. Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called Cornerville-Boston's North End-has been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years. By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and corner boys, Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his…
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- ISBN: 978-0-226-92266-9
- EAN: 9780226922669
- Produktnummer: 33638252
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 420 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'475 KB
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