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Street corner society

Street corner society

Whyte, William Foote · 1943 · 365 pages

Cities and townsGangsItalian AmericansItaliansItalians in the United StatesJuvenile delinquency

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Street Corner Society - William Foote Whyte's account of the social structure of an Italian slum he called Cornerville - has attained the status of a sociological classic and is a standard reference work for research methods used by field workers in an urban setting.

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