: a rogue sociologist crosses the line Venkatesh, Sudhir creator Venkatesh, Sudhir text London : Penguin Books 2009 monographic eng

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xiv, 302p 20 cm The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. This is the full story of how Venkatesh managed to gain entrée into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment. When first-year grad student Venkatesh walked into one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he was looking for people to take a survey on urban poverty. He never imagined that he would befriend a gang leader and spend the better part of a decade inside the projects under his protection. He got to know the neighborhood dealers, crackheads, squatters, prostitutes, pimps, activists, cops, organizers, and officials. From his position of unprecedented access, he observed the gang as they operated their crack-selling business and rose or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex organizational structure.--From publisher description. How does it feel to be black and poor? -- First days on Federal Street -- Someone to watch over me -- Gang leader for a day -- Ms. Bailey's neighborhood -- The hustler and the hustled -- Black and blue -- The stay-together gang. / Sudhi Venkatesh Social problems and social services Criminology Urban poor -- Research -- Illinois -- Chicago Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago Pauvres en milieu urbain -- Recherche -- Illinois -- Chicago Noirs américains -- Illinois -- Chicago Sociology students 364.106 VEN 9780141030913 :Zafaa Books & Distributors :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035 220607 20220607103959.0