04418nam 2201093 a 450 991078181100332120230207225640.00-8147-2036-60-8147-8521-281-472-0366-710.18574/nyu/9780814785218(CKB)1000000000488625(EBL)865976(OCoLC)779828337(SSID)ssj0000226934(PQKBManifestationID)11221871(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226934(PQKBWorkID)10263807(PQKB)10512825(MiAaPQ)EBC865976(OCoLC)233536324(MdBmJHUP)muse10338(Au-PeEL)EBL865976(CaPaEBR)ebr10268982(DE-B1597)548569(DE-B1597)9780814785218(EXLCZ)99100000000048862520080206d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPride in the projects[electronic resource] teens building identities in urban contexts /Nancy L. DeutschNew York New York University Pressc20081 online resource (288 p.)Qualitative studies in psychologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-1992-9 0-8147-1991-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index."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.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 youth organization in a large Midwestern city, Pride in the Projects examines the construction of identity as it ocQualitative studies in psychology.Identity (Psychology) in adolescenceUnited StatesCase studiesUrban youthUnited StatesPsychologyCase studiesYouth with social disabilitiesUnited StatesPsychologyCase studiesInterpersonal relationsUnited StatesCase studiesAfter-school programsUnited StatesBased.Pride.Projects.adolescent.both.city.construction.context.emphasizing.examines.field.formed.four.identities.identity.inner-city.large.local.members.mid-western.occurs.organization.relationships.staff.this.which.with.within.work.years.youth.Identity (Psychology) in adolescenceUrban youthPsychologyYouth with social disabilitiesPsychologyInterpersonal relationsAfter-school programs155.5/1825Deutsch Nancy L1582331MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781811003321Pride in the projects3864618UNINA