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Author MacLeod, Jay.

Title Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / Jay MacLeod.

Publication Info. Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2009]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.569 M165A    Check Shelf
Edition Third edition.
Description xiv, 537 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-519) and index.
Contents Social immobility in the land of opportunity -- Social reproduction in theoretical perspective -- Teenagers in Clarendon Heights : the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers -- The influence of the family -- The world of work : aspirations of the Hangers and Brothers -- School : preparing for the competition -- Leveled aspirations : social reproduction takes its toll -- Reproduction theory reconsidered -- The Hallway Hangers : dealing in despair -- The Brothers : dreams deferred -- Conclusion : outclassed and outcast(e) -- The Hallway Hangers : weeble, wobble, but we don't fall down -- The Brothers : finally finding a foothold -- Reproduction, redemption, and respect.
Subject Urban poor -- United States -- Case studies.
Youth with social disabilities -- United States -- Case studies.
Social mobility -- United States -- Case studies.
Equality -- United States -- Case studies.
Added Title Ain't no making it
ISBN 9780813343587
0813343585
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