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Author:

Deutsch, Nancy L.

Title:

Pride in the projects : teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Identity (Psychology) in adolescence--United States--Case studies.
Urban youth--United States--Psychology--Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities--United States--Psychology--Case studies.
Interpersonal relations--United States--Case studies.
After-school programs--United States.
Social Identification--United States.
Adolescent--United States.
Interpersonal Relations--United States.
Poverty Areas--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index.

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.

Series:

Qualitative studies in psychology

ISBN:

0814719929 (pb : alk. paper)
9780814719923 (pb : alk. paper)
0814719910 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814719916 (cl : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008004067

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)