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UNINA9910781811003321 |
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Autore |
Deutsch Nancy L |
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Titolo |
Pride in the projects [[electronic resource] ] : teens building identities in urban contexts / / Nancy L. Deutsch |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2008 |
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0-8147-2036-6 |
0-8147-8521-2 |
81-472-0366-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Collana |
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Qualitative studies in psychology |
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Soggetti |
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Identity (Psychology) in adolescence - United States |
Urban youth - United States - Psychology |
Youth with social disabilities - United States - Psychology |
Interpersonal relations - United States |
After-school programs - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Teens in America's inner cities grow up and construct identities amidst a landscape of relationships and violence, support and discrimination, games and gangs. In such contexts, local environments such as after-school programs may help youth to mediate between social stereotypes and daily experience, or provide space for them to consider themselves as contributing members of a community. Based on four years of field work with both the adolescent members and staff of an inner-city |
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