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Talking at Trena's : everyday conversations at an African American tavern /

Talking at Trena's is an ethnography conducted in a bar in an African American, middle-class neighborhood on Chicago's southside. May's work focuses on how the mostly black, working- and middle-class patrons of Trena's talk about race, work, class, women, relationships, the media...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: May, Reuben A. Buford, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Talking at Trenaâ€?s""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Trena's: A Study in Tavern Culture""; ""Chapter Two: Work and the Tavern""; ""Chapter Three: Television Interaction and Race""; ""Chapter Four: Talking About Race""; ""Chapter Five: Marriage, Women, and the Tavern""; ""Chapter Six: Sex Talk and Innuendo""; ""Chapter Seven: The Paradox""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""