{"product_id":"a-place-on-the-corner-paperback","title":"A Place on the Corner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElijah Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eA Place on the Corner\u003c\/i\u003e marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elijah Anderson's sociological classic, a study of street corner life at a local barroom\/liquor store located in the ghetto on Chicago's South Side. Anderson returned night after night, month after month, to gain a deeper understanding of the people he met, vividly depicting how they created-and recreated-their local stratification system. In addition, Anderson introduces key sociological concepts, including \"the extended primary group\" and \"being down.\" The new preface and appendix in this edition expand on Anderson's original work, telling the intriguing story of how he went about his field work among the men who frequented Jelly's corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson is the consummate participant-observer...--William Foote Whyte, author of \u003ci\u003eStreet Corner Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eA Place on the Corner\u003c\/i\u003e marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elijah Anderson's sociological classic, a study of street corner life at a local barroom\/liquor store located in the ghetto on Chicago's South Side. Anderson returned night after night, month after month, to gain a deeper understanding of the people he met, vividly depicting how they created - and recreated - their local stratification system. In addition, Anderson introduces key sociological concepts, including the extended primary group and being down. The new preface and appendix in this edition expand on Anderson's original work, telling the intriguing story of how he went about his field work among the men who frequented Jelly's corner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElijah Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences, professor of sociology, and director of the Philadelphia ethnography project at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCode of the Street and Streetwise: Race, Class\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChange in an Urban Community\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.46 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454527324338,"sku":"9780226019598","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6037d5bcefd52b7d494720b0e8356680.webp?v=1778853520","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-place-on-the-corner-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}