Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on research in psychology, sociology, education, and race and gender studies, this 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.
Trade ReviewThis is the most powerful and original book on adolescent development I have read in recent years. Pride in the Projects is beautifully written, rigorously researched, and passionately argued. -- Greg Dimitriadis,author of Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs: Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban America
The most powerful and original book on adolescent development read in recent years. . .beautifully written, rigorously researched and passionately argued. * University of Virginia *
Recommended for professionals in every field who work with urban youth as it offers valuable insight into teens’ formation of identity and the factors that can influence that development. * VOYA *
Pride in the Projects will be a valuable resource for those interested in engaging a holistic view of the everyday lives of youth and serves as a powerful reminder of the knowledge gained when we privilege the voices of those we are striving to understand. * The Journal of Youth and Adolescence *
This book offers fresh perspectives on a range of issues. * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments * 1 "There Are Birds in the Projects": The Ecology of Adolescent Development in Urban America * 2 "I Give People a Lot of Respect": The Self in Interpersonal Relationships * 3 "I Never Thought Kids Would Look Up to Someone Like Me": Lorenzo's Story * 4 "I Can't Act Ghetto in the Ghetto No More": Self, Society, and Social Categories * 5 "I've Never Seen Any Dark-Skinned Girls in Videos": Nicole's Story * 6 "I Can't Lose to No Girl, Man": The Gendered Self * 7 "Manly, Take Charge, the Head Man, the King": John's Story * 8 "If I Never Came Here I'd Be Irresponsible, Like a Little Kid": After-School Programs as Sites of Development and Identity Construction Appendix A: Methods Appendix B: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 1 Appendix C: The Contextual Identity Interview: Protocol for Interview 2 Appendix D: Photography Project Appendix E: Coding Guidelines for Individuated versus Connected Self-Descriptors Notes References Index About the Author
