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Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum
William Foote Whyte
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Description for Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum
Paperback. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560. Social Structure of an Italian Slum. 418 pages, illustrations. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight: 492.
Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called "Cornerville"—Boston's North End—has been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years.
By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and "corner boys," Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his methodology—participant observation—has served as an essential casebook in ... Read more
Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called "Cornerville"—Boston's North End—has been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years.
By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and "corner boys," Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his methodology—participant observation—has served as an essential casebook in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226895451
SKU
V9780226895451
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