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Whyte, William Foote

Street corner society : the social structure of an Italian slum

University of Chicago Press, 1955

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Year of publication
1955
Place of printing
Chicago
Author
Whyte, William Foote
Publishers
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Second edition
Keyword
Urban Studies
Binding description
Paperback
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
First edition
No

Description

Octavoin white color-illus wraps; xxii, 366 p. : ill. , index; 22 cm. Cover art by Peter Gourfain. || Contents: Cornerville and its people -- Corner boys and college boys -- Doc and his boys -- The members of the gang -- Bowling and social ranking -- The Nortons and the Aphrodite Club -- Doc's political campaign -- Disintegration -- Chick and his club -- The story of Chick Morelli -- Organizing the club -- Social activities -- Opposition to Chick -- The second season -- Disintegration -- Republican politics -- Chick Morelli's career -- Social structure and social mobility -- The nature of the groups -- The social role of the settlement house -- Loyalty and social mobility -- Racketeers and politicians -- The social structure of racketeering -- History of the rackets -- Organization of the policy racket -- Relations with the police -- The racketeer in his social setting -- The racketeer in the Cornerville S. and A. Club -- Tony Cataldo and the Shelby Street Boys -- Organizing the club -- Reorganizing the club -- The political issue -- The crisis and Tony Cataldo -- Tony's Beano Party -- The new administration -- Carlo and Tony -- Politics and the social structure -- The changing nature of political organization -- The political career -- Organizing the campaign -- Political rallies -- Election day -- The nature of political obligations -- conclusion -- The gang and the individual -- The social structure -- The problem of Cornerville -- Appendix : On the evolution of "Street corner society" -- Personal background -- Finding Cornerville -- Planning the study -- First efforts -- Beginning with Doc -- Training in participant observation -- Venture into politics -- Back on Norton Street -- Replanning the research -- Again the corner gang -- Studying racketeering -- Marching on City Hall -- Farewell to Cornerville -- Cornerville revisited -- Reflections on field research. || Gangs -- United States. Italian Americans. Cities and towns -- United States. Social structure -- United States. Gangs -- Etats-Unis. Italiens -- Etats-Unis. Villes -- Etats-Unis. Jeugdbenden. Italianen. Achterbuurten.
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