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Pride in the projects : teens building identities in urban contexts /

Based on four years of field work with both the adolescent members and staff of an inner-city youth organization in a large mid-western city, Pride in the Projects examines the construction of identity as it occurs within teens' local contexts, emphasizing the relationships within which identit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deutsch, Nancy L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2008.
Colección:Qualitative studies in psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "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.