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Author Deutsch, Nancy L.

Title Pride in the projects [electronic resource] : teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, c2008.

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Description viii, 279 p. : ill.
Series Qualitative studies in psychology
Qualitative studies in psychology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index.
Contents "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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- United States -- Case studies.
Urban youth -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Interpersonal relations -- United States -- Case studies.
After-school programs -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780814719916 (cl : alk. paper)
0814719910 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814719923 (pb : alk. paper)
0814719929 (pb : alk. paper)

 
    
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