Pride in the Projects : Teens Building Identities in Urban Contexts /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Deutsch, Nancy L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
After-school programs > United States.
Interpersonal relations > United States > Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
Urban youth > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
Identity (Psychology) in adolescence > United States > Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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