“Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson explains the unwritten rules understand by people living in poverty or the inner cities. Most of these poor individuals fall victim to violence‚ and oppression. Although their goals may be to overcome their current circumstances‚ there is an understanding of the unequally that has been created unfairly and it provides a harder path for them to accomplish their goals. The information from the video relates to cultural deviance theory because it showed how people
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1. Jamaal L. Shields 2. Reading #11: “The Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson 3. The argument Elijah Anderson is trying to make is that the behavior of the children today is greatly influenced by the street culture. In this street culture‚ he describes it as being violent when they’re faced with impersonal attacks and any type of disrespect shown. 4. I think this course reading fits with two course concepts from the lectures in class and the textbook. The first concept would be ethnography
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Jordan Allen Fall 2014 SOCG 1013 Ms. Collins Code of the Streets Code of the Streets is a book set in an inner city neighborhood in Philadelphia written by Elijah Anderson. The “code of the streets” combined with respect‚ loyalty‚ and honor is a system used to regulate social interactions within the city. The people within the inner city are pressured into living by the code of the street as a survival mechanism. The book describes the issues that are present within the city like teen pregnancy
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the code is mainly defensive and it is necessary to know the code for operating in public areas such as street corners‚ grocery stores‚ and schools. The pervasiveness of the code‚ and its strict enforcement on the streets persuades even the parents who reject it‚ to encourage their children to abide by it for their protection and well-being. Respect is the overhanging theme of the code. One is to be treated "right" and granted the respect they deserve. The rules of the street provide a code by which
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The code of the streets By Elijah Anderson The code of the streets sets its settings in the inner city black communities‚ and describe the people in those communities-what type of situations they are under‚ and how that affects their lives by forming a particular way of thinking and behaving. In the ghetto inner city‚ people with physical strength run the streets. In these streets‚ police are often not provided‚ and in fact are avoided by them. This causes an increase in violence and
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changes in their behavior‚ as Anderson described. Within my account as a Mexican American‚ impression management is known as saving face within my community. When going to a public library within a predominately white area‚ my mother would often tell my sister and me to be on our best behavior. We walked calmly and collected into the library so as not to cause alarms‚ walking without making any sudden movements to appease the eyes that followed our every move‚ for as Anderson expressed similarly‚ "American
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The Code of the Streets IN THIS ESSAY IN URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY A SOCIAL SCIENTIST TAKES US INSIDE A WORLD MOST OF US ONLY GLIMPSE IN GRISLY HEADLINES—"TEEN KILLED IN DRIVE BY SHOOTING"—TO SHOW US HOW A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR RESPECT GOVERNS SOCIAL RELATIONS AMONG MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUNG MEN By Elijah Anderson Of all the problems besetting the poor inner-city black community‚ none is more pressing than that of interpersonal violence and aggression. It wreaks havoc daily with the lives of community
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Through the reading‚ Down Germantown Avenue‚ Elijah Anderson tells the reader about the differences in the communities that are located along Germantown Avenue. He begins by discussing the neighborhood of Chestnut Hill and the people who live there‚ and then then he works his way along the rest of Germantown Avenue. Through the tour along Germantown Avenue‚ the reader becomes aware of the many differences that exist between these communities. The major differences in the communities along Germantown
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Code of the Street INTRODUCTION The introduction chapter first explains the different types of neighborhoods that the city of Philadelphia has and each of the risks that go along with each neighborhood. Some of the neighborhoods are predominantly white‚ some are racially mixed‚ and some are predominately black. In the white-middle class neighborhoods‚ the neighborhood farthest away from the core downtown area‚ there is little crime and upscale restaurants and stores. In the racially mixed neighborhood
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Code of the Street Reflection Emily Hayward Anna Maria College Author’s Note: This paper was prepared for Introduction to Sociology 201‚ MWF 9:00 am-10:50 am‚ taught by Professor Talbot. While reading “The Code of The Street” It is clear this book is related to sociology and the studies we have learned so far. This book is an ethnographic of African American families in Philadelphia. Sociology is “the science of society‚ social institutions‚ and social relationships; specifically:
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