Pride in the projects teens building identities in urban contexts / [electronic resource] :
Nancy L. Deutsch.
- New York : New York University Press, c2008.
- viii, 279 p. : ill.
- Qualitative studies in psychology .
- Qualitative studies in psychology. .
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Identity (Psychology) in adolescence--United States--Case studies. Urban youth--Psychology--United States--Case studies. Youth with social disabilities--Psychology--United States--Case studies. Interpersonal relations--United States--Case studies. After-school programs--United States.