Cracks in the pavement : social change and resilience in poor neighborhoods /

"Woven throughout with rich details of everyday life, this original, on-the-ground study of poor neighborhoods challenges much prevailing wisdom about urban poverty, shedding new light on the people, institutions, and culture in these communities. Over the course of nearly a decade, Martín Sá...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
Temas:
Urban poor > United States > Case studies.
Inner cities > United States > Case studies.
Poor > Social networks > New York (State) > New York.
Poor > Social networks > California > Los Angeles.
Social change > New York (State) > New York.
Social change > California > Los Angeles.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Pauvres > Réseaux sociaux > New York (État) > New York.
Pauvres > Réseaux sociaux > Californie > Los Angeles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Inner cities.
Social change.
Urban poor.
California > Los Angeles.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Woven throughout with rich details of everyday life, this original, on-the-ground study of poor neighborhoods challenges much prevailing wisdom about urban poverty, shedding new light on the people, institutions, and culture in these communities. Over the course of nearly a decade, Martín Sánchez-Jankowski immersed himself in life in neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to investigate how social change and social preservation transpire among the urban poor. Looking at five community mainstays--the housing project, the small grocery store, the barbershop and the beauty salon, the gang, and the local high school--he discovered how these institutions provide a sense of order, continuity, and stability in places often thought to be chaotic, disorganized, and disheartened. His provocative and ground-breaking study provides new data on urban poverty and also advances a new theory of how poor neighborhoods function, illuminating the creativity and resilience that characterize the lives of those who experience the hardships associated with economic deprivation"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 487 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-466) and index.
ISBN:9780520942455
0520942450

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