An analysis of Philippe Bourgois’s anthropological book "In search of respect"
| Author | : Lee Hooper |
| Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 9 |
| Release | : 2013-09-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783656502463 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3656502463 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (463 Downloads) |
Download or read book An analysis of Philippe Bourgois’s anthropological book "In search of respect" written by Lee Hooper and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 1, Massey University, New Zealand, language: English, abstract: This essay will explore the anthropological work of Philippe Bourgois's book In search of respect. The book is an ethnographic study of social marginalisation amongst a predominately Puerto Rican community living in El Barrio, a neighbourhood in East Harlem, New York. Bourgois spend five years living in the community and compiling his work on the lives of Puerto Rican drug dealers, their friends and girlfriends (Bourgois, 2003).
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