Living the Drama
Community, Conflict, and Culture among Inner-City Boys
Living the Drama
Community, Conflict, and Culture among Inner-City Boys
David J. Harding studied sixty adolescent boys growing up in two very poor areas and one working-class area. In the first two, violence and neighborhood identification are inextricably linked as rivalries divide the city into spaces safe, neutral, or dangerous. Consequently, Harding discovers, social relationships are determined by residential space. Older boys who can navigate the dangers of the streets serve as role models, and friendships between peers grow out of mutual protection. The impact of community goes beyond the realm of same-sex bonding, Harding reveals, affecting the boys’ experiences in school and with the opposite sex. A unique glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, Living the Drama paints a detailed, insightful portrait of life in the inner city.
336 pages | 5 line drawings, 6 tables | 6 x 9 | © 2010
Education: Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Education
Sociology: Criminology, Delinquency, Social Control, Race, Ethnic, and Minority Relations, Urban and Rural Sociology
Reviews
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 The Social Organization of Violence in Poor Neighborhoods
3 Neighborhood Violence, Peer Relationships, and Institutional Distrust
4 Neighborhood Social Attachment
5 The Cultural Context of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
6 Cultural Heterogeneity, Romantic Relationships, and Sexual Behavior
7 Cultural Heterogeneity and Education
8 Conclusion
Appendix: Fieldwork Methodology
Notes
References
Index
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