Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-310) and index.
Contents:
Part I : Hallway hangers and the brothers as teenagers -- Social immobility in the land of opportunity ; Social reproduction in theoretical perspective ; Teenagers in Clarendon Heights : the hallway hangers and the brothers ; Influence of the family ; World of work : aspirations of the hangers and brothers ; School : preparing for the competition ; Leveled aspirations : social reproduction takes its toll ; Reproduction theory reconsidered -- Part II : Eight years later : low income, low outcome -- Hallway hangers : dealing in despair ; Brothers : dreams deferred ; Conclusion : outclassed and outcast(e) -- Appendix : On the making of Ain't no makin' it.
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