Cracks in the Pavement: Social Change and Resilience in Poor Neighborhoods
Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
(Author)
Description
Woven throughout with rich details of everyday life, this original, on-the-ground study of poor neighborhoods challenges much prevailing wisdom about urban poverty, shedding new light on the people, institutions, and culture in these communities. Over the course of nearly a decade, Mart n S nchez-Jankowski immersed himself in life in neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to investigate how social change and social preservation transpire among the urban poor. Looking at five community mainstays-the housing project, the small grocery store, the barbershop and the beauty salon, the gang, and the local high school-he discovered how these institutions provide a sense of order, continuity, and stability in places often thought to be chaotic, disorganized, and disheartened. His provocative and ground-breaking study provides new data on urban poverty and also advances a new theory of how poor neighborhoods function, illuminating the creativity and resilience that characterize the lives of those who experience the hardships associated with economic deprivation.Product Details
Price
$41.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
September 02, 2008
Pages
487
Dimensions
6.3 X 1.2 X 8.96 inches | 1.47 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520256750
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About the Author
Martรญn Sรกnchez-Jankowski is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Urban Ethnography at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society (UC Press), among other books.
Reviews
There is much to be learned from this perceptive and thoughtful book. . . . [An] intellectually courageous book that deserves broad attention."-- (08/21/2008)
"A well-written sociological study . . . completely free of academic jargon. Would appeal to the general reader as well as to an academic audience."-- (05/01/2009)
"A well-written sociological study . . . completely free of academic jargon. Would appeal to the general reader as well as to an academic audience."-- (05/01/2009)