Pride in the projects : teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch.

Author/creator Deutsch, Nancy L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
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.

SeriesQualitative studies in psychology
Qualitative studies in psychology. ^A401076
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-270) and index.
LCCN 2008004067
ISBN9780814719916 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814719910 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814719923 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0814719929 (pb : alk. paper)