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Qualitative Studies in Psychology |
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Qualitative studies in psychology.
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Acknowledgments; "There Are Birds in the Projects": 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. |
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"If I Never Came Here I'd Be Irresponsible, Like a Little Kid": After-School Programs as Sites of Development and Identity ConstructionAppendix A: Methods; Appendix B: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 1; Appendix C: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 2; Appendix D: Photography Project; Appendix E: Coding Guidelines for Individuated versus Connected Self-Descriptors; Notes; References; Index; About the Author. |
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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 youth organization in a large Midwestern city, Pride in the Projects examines the construction of identity as it oc. |
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Print version record. |
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After-school programs -- United States.
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Interpersonal relations -- United States -- Case studies.
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Youth with social disabilities -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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Urban youth -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
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Identity (Psychology) in adolescence -- United States -- Case studies.
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Garde des enfants d'âge scolaire -- Activités -- États-Unis.
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Jeunes socialement défavorisés -- États-Unis -- Psychologie -- Études de cas.
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Jeunes en milieu urbain -- États-Unis -- Psychologie -- Études de cas.
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Identité chez l'adolescent -- États-Unis -- Études de cas.
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After-school programs
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Identity (Psychology) in adolescence
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Interpersonal relations
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Urban youth -- Psychology
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Youth with social disabilities -- Psychology
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent
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Based. |
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Pride. |
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Projects. |
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adolescent. |
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both. |
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city. |
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construction. |
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context. |
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emphasizing. |
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examines. |
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field. |
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formed. |
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four. |
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identities. |
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identity. |
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inner-city. |
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large. |
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local. |
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members. |
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mid-western. |
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occurs. |
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organization. |
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relationships. |
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staff. |
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this. |
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which. |
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with. |
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within. |
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work. |
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years. |
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youth. |
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Case studies
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Print version: Deutsch, Nancy L. Pride in the Projects : Teens Building Identities in Urban Contexts. New York : NYU Press, ©2008 9780814719916 |
| ISBN |
9780814785218 |
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0814785212 |
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AU@ 000055798297 |
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DEBBG BV044163010 |
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DEBSZ 397249101 |
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DEBSZ 449288080 |
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