Review Of Elijah Anderson s The Book - 1227 Words

Ibrahim Ali 01/28/16 Professor Brown Anthropology 215 STREETWISE REVIEW This paper is about the anthropology book Streetwise: Race, Class, and Change in an Urban Community by Elijah Anderson. In the book, Anderson exposes the racial relationship between blacks and white along with the class relations between the poor and rich in an urban community located in Philadelphia. Elijah Anderson uses both native Philadelphian stories and his own professional understanding to describe, in detail, the interactions of people of different race and social standing in Philadelphia. Even though, Anderson spent years living in Philadelphia to research for this book, Streetwise could be used to describe any major city in the country. Although, Streetwise was originally published in 1992, Anderson’s research is still an applicable issue in contemporary society. That is why I believe Streetwise; Race, Class, and Change in an Urban Community is a great read for anyone interested in learning more about Philadelphia’s social differences. Anderson begins his boo k by saying that across the country many people have this incredible fear of public places in the city. Anderson states â€Å"Around the nation, urban residents feel intimidated by their streets, parks, and other public places, particularly after dark or when too many strangers are present. The national problem of safe streets has become especially acute in the city, particularly in underclass ghetto communities and adjacent areas undergoingShow MoreRelated Bigger Thomas, of Native Son and Tupac Shakur Essay6110 Words   |  25 Pageswas twenty five when he died, deserved his untimely death. - (Pareles, 1996) A product of a fatherless home, raised poor in the ghettos of San Francisco, Shakur, notes Ernest Harding of the L.A. Weekly, lived in a society that still didnt view him a[s] human, that projected his worst fears onto him; [so] he had to decide whether to battle that or embrace it. (Hardy, 1996) As these fears forced Shakur into a corner, Shakur, in the music magazine Vibe, alludes to his own interior battle noting theresRead MoreEssay on American Spies: The Secret of Washington’s Culper Spy Ring3421 Words   |  14 PagesRivington were able to collect information from British soldiers who frequented the coffee shop. Moreover Rivington would apparently pass information to Washington’s agents by writing â€Å"his secret billets on thin paper and binding them in the covers of books.† Along with the aforementioned men, women were also employed as spies during the Revolutionary War. Carol Berkin argues that women made up a majority of the spy ring because they were â€Å"better able to enter and leave occupied New York City withoutRead More Hope for Rehabilitation for Institutionalized Youth Offenders4628 Words   |  19 Pagestherapy. In addition, the history and development of the juvenile justice system will be examined. Why and how do interventions work? How has changes within the juvenile justice system effected such intervention strategies? Finally the paper will review what can and should be done in order to put effective strategies into motion. The framework employed within this research paper is mainly based on James Howell’s insistence of punishment as an ineffective means of inhibiting delinquency. He presents