Title Everyday courage : the lives and stories of urban teenagers / Niobe Way

Published New York : New York University Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) Series Qualitative studies in psychology Qualitative studies in psychology. Contents Interpreting narratives -- A study of urban youth -- Malcolm's story -- Voice and silence -- Desire and betrayal in friendships -- "I never put anyone in front of my mother" -- Maintaining a "positive attitude"/fearing death -- "Slacking up" in school -- Racism, sexism, and difference -- Eva's story Summary What does it mean to be a teenager in an American city at the close of the twentieth century? How do urban surroundings affect the ways in which teens grow up, and what do their stories tell us about human development? In particular, how do the negative images of themselves on television and in the newspaper affect their perspectives about themselves? Psychologists typically have shown little interest in urban youth, preferring instead to generalize about adolescent development from studies of their middle-class, suburban counterparts. In Everyday Courage Niobe Way, a developmental psychologist, looks beyond the stereotypes to reveal how the personal worldviews of inner-city poor and working-class adolescents develop over time. In the process, she challenges much conventional wisdom about inner-city youth and about adolescents more generally. She introduces us to Malcolm, a sensitive and proud young man full of contradictions. We follow him as he makes the honor roll, becomes a teenage father, and falls into depression as his younger sister is dying of cancer. We meet Eva, an intelligent and confident young women full of questions, who grows increasingly alienated from her mother and comes to rely on her best friends for support. We watch her blossom as a ball player and a poet. We share her triumph when she receives a scholarship to the college of her choice. In these 24 adolescents, Way finds a cross-section of youngsters who want to make positive changes in their lives and communities while struggling with concerns about betrayal, trust, racism, violence, and death. Each adolescent wants most of all to "be somebody," to have her or his voice heard Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-302) and index Notes Print version record Subject Urban youth -- United States -- Case studies Urban youth -- United States -- Longitudinal studies Teenagers with social disabilities -- United States -- Case studies Teenagers with social disabilities -- United States -- Longitudinal studies Adolescence -- United States FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Adolescence. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Teenagers. Adolescence Teenagers with social disabilities Urban youth United States Genre/Form Case studies Longitudinal studies Form Electronic book ISBN 0585359318 9780585359311 0814793207 9780814793206 0814793398 9780814793398 9780814784891 0814784895

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