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Elijah Anderson's "A Place on the Corner"
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Elijah Anderson's "A Place on the Corner"
A review of "A Place on the Corner", an ethnography by Elijah Anderson regarding life in the urban ghettos of Philadelphia.
1,000 words (approx. 4 pages) |
3 sources |
APA | 2006
Paper Summary:
The paper notes that Professor Elijah Anderson is a renowned studier of human behavior and that one of his most important studies had been observations in a local bar and liquor store in Chicago's South Side. The paper further notes that for three years Anderson analyzed and interacted with the people who visited the store "Jelly's". This information has been compiled into "A Place on the Corner". The paper discusses how Anderson's work has gained popularity due to the multiple approaches to ethnography that he has adopted to study the people who visited "Jelly's". This paper critically outlines Anderson's contribution to the field of ethnography and how it helps one understand the local street people.Outline:
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From the Paper:
"In every community according to Anderson there is an understanding and acceptance with conditions. The individuals meet and commune without crossing the boundaries of each other's territory. The process of social exchange allows them to produce a social order. This is also reflected in urbanization and urban society where groups form extended family to associate their identity with. This is explained by the concept of social stratification. According to Bergel (1962) social stratification refers to "generally conceived structural feature for a given social system." Bergel is of the view that like the universe human social structure reflects its units. Individuals are the functional units that play the role of identity, functions, effectiveness and efficiency of the group".Sample of Sources Used:
- Anderson, E. (1978). A Place on the Corner. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- Bergell, E. E. (1962). Social Stratification. McGraw-Hill.
- Liebow, E. (1967). Tally's Corner: A Study of Negro Street Corner Men. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
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Elijah Anderson's "A Place on the Corner" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Elijah-Anderson's-A-Place-on-the-Corner/111474
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"Elijah Anderson's "A Place on the Corner"" 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Elijah-Anderson's-A-Place-on-the-Corner/111474>
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