Street corner society

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Introduction  Street corner society refers to a book    

authored by Whyte. The involve study of the phenomenon of neighborhood . Complexity among police, gangs, politicians and racketeers’ steered this. Its setting is in the Northern End part of Boston. This part was known as Cornerville. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


The Book

 Whyte studies the second Italians generation in     

this work. There is the gang that is led by Doc called corner boys. These boys are claiming a space in their neighborhood. With his gang, Doc assumed a street corner as their turf. This gang did not undergo formal education. Chic as well as the other club members focuses on acquiring college education as well as social mobility. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


 There is a complex setting that exists comprising     

of corner boys and highway robbers. Their aim is to destabilize social order in the society. There are different subsystems that exist in this setting. The gangs’ social organization is one such subsystem. These peer groups appear disintegrated. They are however organized and structured properly because they depict hierarchical structures which the members follow. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


Leadership  There is strong leadership in these    

organizations . This guides the members in running the group’s affair. College members belonged to the group of an Italian community. Chic led this group while the corner boys were led by Doc. There was proper structuring and organization of both groups. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


Features of Cornerville members’  Relationship is leadership.  There are strong bonds in both groups.  These bonds and leadership enhances the

coordination of the group members.  This seems to have contributed to the establishment of their social relations.  College boys have formal relationships while corner boys have information relationships. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


Friendship  The book expresses friendship that is shown by the    

society of the street corner and the city setting. There are variances and similarities of these settings . The work focuses more on the gang’s position and every side attempt to express the essence of friendship. The friendship relationship in the society of street corner is highlighted by society dwellers instead of those outside the setting. The society gangs of street corner were joined together from the time they were children. ttp://www.premiumessays.net/


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