ABSTRACT

The only collection of its kind on the market, this reader gathers the work of some of the most esteemed urban ethnographers in sociology and anthropology. Broken down into sections that cover key aspects of ethnographic research, Ethnography and the City will expose readers to important works in the field, while also guiding students to the study of method as they embark on their own work.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

Sociology's Urban Explorers

part I|132 pages

Data Collection Strategies

section Section I|62 pages

Being There, Up Close

section Section II|68 pages

Being on the Job

chapter Chapter 6|13 pages

A Christmas on Sixth Avenue

chapter Chapter 7|7 pages

The Corner

Life on the Streets

chapter Chapter 8|11 pages

Like Therapy

The Blues Club as a Haven

chapter Chapter 9|9 pages

Guiding Practices

Storytelling Tricks for Reproducing the Urban Landscape

chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

‘Tough Love’

Mediation and Articulation in the Urban Boxing Gym

part II|92 pages

Relationships with Participants

section Section I|60 pages

Crossing Boundaries

chapter Chapter 12|7 pages

Doc and His Boys

chapter Chapter 13|5 pages

Men and Jobs

chapter Chapter 14|10 pages

All Our Kin

chapter Chapter 15|7 pages

‘Doin’ the Hustle'

Constructing the Ethnographer in the American Ghetto

chapter Chapter 16|8 pages

The Marketplace Bar

section Section II|30 pages

Doing the Right Thing

chapter Chapter 18|9 pages

The People Next Door

chapter Chapter 20|8 pages

“Damn, Yo—Who's That Girl?”

An Ethnographic Analysis of Masculinity in Drug Robberies