Talking at Trena's : everyday conversations at an African American tavern / / Reuben A. Buford May

• Autore: May Reuben A. Buford <1965->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Race identity; African Americans - Attitudes; African Americans - Social life and customs; Middle class - United States - Attitudes; Middle class - United States - Social life and customs; Social interaction - United States; Racism - United States - Psychological aspects; Bars (Drinking establishments) - Illinois - Chicago
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Case studies; Chicago (Ill.) Race relations
• Note generali: TRAITEMENT SOMMAIRE.; Titre de l'ecran-titre (visionne le 8 août 2011).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter One. TRENA’S: A STUDY IN TAVERN CULTURE -- Chapter Two. WORK AND THE TAVERN -- Chapter Three. TELEVISION INTERACTION AND RACE -- Chapter Four. TALKING ABOUT RACE -- Chapter Five. MARRIAGE, WOMEN, AND THE TAVERN -- Chapter Six. SEX TALK AND INNUENDO -- Chapter Seven. THE PARADOX -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Sommario/riassunto: Talking at Trena's is an ethnography conducted in a bar in an African American, middle-class neighborhood on Chicago's southside. May's work focuses on how the mostly black, working- and middle-class patrons of Trena's talk about race, work, class, women, relationships, the media, and life in general. May recognizes tavern talk as a form of social play and symbolic performance within the tavern, as well as an indication of the social problems African Americans confront on a daily basis. Following a long tradition of research on informal gathering places, May's work reveals, though close description and analysis of ethnographic data, how African Americans come to understand the racial dynamics of American society which impact their jobs, entertainment-particularly television programs-and their social interactions with peers, employers, and others. Talking at Trena's provides a window into the laughs, complaints, experiences, and strategies which Trena's regulars share for managing daily life outside the safety and comfort of the tavern.
• Titolo autorizzato: Talking at Trena's
• ISBN: 0-8147-6127-5; 0-8147-3919-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807070403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II