Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban America

Name: Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban America
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ISBN: 9780807743850

ISBN-10: 0807743852

ISBN-13: 9780807743850

Edition: 2003

Authors: Greg Dimitriadis

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Note to the Reader	p. x
Engaging the Complex Lives of Contemporary Youth	p. 1
Traditional Views of Adolescence and "At-Risk" Youth	p. 5
Rearticulating the Researcher/Researched Divide	p. 11
The Chapters	p. 13
Final Thoughts	p. 15
Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs: Social Support in the Lives of Young Black Men	p. 17
Black Men and Friendship	p. 17
Locating "Hub City"	p. 20
Rufus	p. 23
Tony	p. 27
The Clique	p. 31
Final Thoughts: Beyond "Good" versus "Bad" Youth	p. 33
Thinking Beyond Traditional Schooling: The Case of Community-Based Organizations	p. 34
Scenes from a Community Center	p. 34
The Club: Potential and Possibility	p. 41
Bumps in the Road	p. 51
Final Thoughts	p. 53
In the "In-Between": Role Modeling in Urban America Today	p. 56
Old Heads	p. 58
Authority and Discipline	p. 61
Johnny	p. 64
Football	p. 69
Two Key Community-Based Programs	p. 74
Final Thoughts	p. 81
Struggling Towards Success: Today and Tomorrow	p. 82
1998-1999: Struggle and Transition	p. 83
Becoming Men	p. 92
Tony and Rufus's Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future	p. 95
The Risks and Rewards of Meeting Young People in the In-Between: Final Thoughts	p. 101
Qualitative Inquiry and the Complexities of Researcher-Researched Relations: A Methodological Appendix	p. 103
References	p. 111
Index	p. 115
About the Author	p. 118
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