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Author Deutsch, Nancy L

Title Pride in the projects : teens building identities in urban contexts / Nancy L. Deutsch
Published New York : New York University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Series Qualitative studies in psychology
Qualitative studies in psychology.
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
Summary Based on four years of field work with both the adolescent members and staff of an inner-city youth organization in a large mid-western city, Pride in the Projects examines the construction of identity as it occurs within teens' local contexts, emphasizing the relationships within which identities are formed. Drawing on research in psychology, sociology, education, and race and gender studies, the volume highlights the inadequacies in current identity development theories, expanding our understanding of the lives of urban teens and the ways in which interpersonal connections serve as powerful contexts for self-construction. The book closes with implications for practice, alerting scholars, educators, practitioners, and concerned citizens of the positive developmental possibilities when we pay attention to the voices of the youth
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-270) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject 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
Group identity.
Social Identification
Adolescent
Interpersonal Relations
Poverty Areas
group identity.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Adolescence.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Teenagers.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Adolescent.
Group identity
After-school programs
Identity (Psychology) in adolescence
Interpersonal relations
Urban youth -- Psychology
Youth with social disabilities -- Psychology
Psychologie
Jugend
Stadt
Jugendpsychologie -- USA.
Identität -- Jugend -- USA.
Jugend -- Identität -- USA.
Verhaltensstörung.
Jugend.
Stadt.
Sozialisation.
Störung.
Identität.
Identitätsentwicklung.
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung.
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
USA
USA.
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9788147203669
8147203667
9780814785218
0814785212