Pride in the projects teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch.
Saved in:
Online Access: |
Access E-Book |
---|---|
Access Note: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |
Main Author: | |
Corporate Author: | |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
New York University Press,
c2008.
|
Series: | Qualitative studies in psychology.
|
Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- "There are birds in the projects": understanding the ecology of adolescent development in urban America
- "I give people a lot of respect": the self in interpersonal relationships
- "I never thought kids would look up to someone like me": Lorenzo's story
- "I can't act ghetto in the ghetto no more": self, society, and social categories
- "I've never seen any dark-skinned girls in videos": Nicole's story
- "I can't lose to no girl, man": the gendered self
- "Manly, take charge, the head man, the king": John's story
- "If I never came here I'd be irresponsible, like a little kid": after-school programs as sites of development and identity construction.