A poignant study of how a group of poor white urban youth find respite from poverty, violence, and racism in a local community center.

Education has long been viewed as a vehicle for building community. However, the critical role of education and schools for constructing community resistance is

Teens in America’s inner cities grow up and construct identities amidst a landscape of relationships and violence, support and discrimination, games and gangs

This book provides a concise introduction to the practical and theoretical complexities of studying urban youth culture today. Looking across disciplines such a