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

Author: MacLeod, Jay.

Edition Statement:3rd ed.

Imprint:Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2009.

Descriptionxiv, 537 p. ; 23 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-519) and index.

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