Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / Jay MacLeod.
| Author/creator |
MacLeod, Jay |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Boulder, CO : Westview Press, |
| Description | xiv, 537 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Variant title | Ain't no making it |
| Contents | Social immobility in the land of opportunity -- Social reproduction in theoretical perspective -- Teenagers in Clarendon Heights : the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers -- The influence of the family -- The world of work : aspirations of the Hangers and Brothers -- School : preparing for the competition -- Leveled aspirations : social reproduction takes its toll -- Reproduction theory reconsidered -- The Hallway Hangers : dealing in despair -- The Brothers : dreams deferred -- Conclusion : outclassed and outcast(e) -- The Hallway Hangers : weeble, wobble, but we don't fall down -- The Brothers : finally finding a foothold -- Reproduction, redemption, and respect. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-519) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008015528 |
| ISBN | 9780813343587 |
| ISBN | 0813343585 |
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