{"product_id":"9780226895451","title":"Street Corner Society : The Social Structure of an Italian Slum by William Foote Whyte","description":"Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called \"Cornerville\"-Boston's North End-has been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years. By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and \"corner boys,\" Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his methodology-participant observation-has served as an essential casebook in field research for generations of students and scholars. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes a new preface and revisions to the methodological appendix. In a new section on the book's legacy, Whyte responds to recent challenges to the validity, interpretation, and uses of his data. \"The Whyte Impact on the Underdog,\" the moving statement by a gang leader who became the author's first research assistant, is preserved.   \"Street Corner Society broke new ground and set a standard for field research in American cities that remains a source of intellectual challenge.\"-Robert Washington, Reviews in Anthropology\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227592143221,"sku":"9780226895451","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780226895451.jpg?v=1762249434","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780226895451","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}