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Author:

MacLeod, Jay.

Title:

Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / Jay MacLeod.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publisher:

Westview Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiv, 537 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Urban poor--United States--Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities--United States--Case studies.
Social mobility--United States--Case studies.
Equality--United States--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-519) and index.

Contents:

Social immobility in the land of opportunity -- Social reproduction in theoretical perspective -- Teenagers in Clarendon Heights : the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers -- The influence of the family -- The world of work : aspirations of the Hangers and Brothers -- School : preparing for the competition -- Leveled aspirations : social reproduction takes its toll -- Reproduction theory reconsidered -- The Hallway Hangers : dealing in despair -- The Brothers : dreams deferred -- Conclusion : outclassed and outcast(e) -- The Hallway Hangers : weeble, wobble, but we don't fall down -- The Brothers : finally finding a foothold -- Reproduction, redemption, and respect.

ISBN:

0813343585
9780813343587

LCCN:

2008015528

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)