Social Order of the Slum: Ethnicity and Territory in the Inner City (Studies of Urban Society)

by Gerald D. Suttles

Book Overview

While he did the research for this book, Gerald Suttles lived for almost three years in the high-delinquency area around Hull House on Chicago's New West Side. He came to know it intimately and was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226781917
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Must-read book for anyone interested in sociology of gangs.

The studies done in this book would be more difficult and dangerous to duplicate today. The authors lived in a low-income neighborhood in the 1960's and were able to closely observe community and gang behavior; they have many good insights into the nature of social relationships. If they tried the same study today, the people in the "slum" would first want to negotiate the movie rights!