Pride in the projects [electronic resource] : teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch.
By: Deutsch, Nancy L.
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Series: Qualitative studies in psychology. Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2008Description: viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): 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 StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 155.5/1825 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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