Adolescent Boys of East London

Résumé
First published in 1966, this is a sociological study of adolescent boys growing up in East London. A study of them not in isolation nor primarily as a 'problem' group but as young people moving between childhood and adulthood in the setting of a particular local community.

Contenu

Introduction 1. The District and the Boys 2. The Fraternities of the Street 3. Girls, Sex and Marriage 4. Family and Kinship 5. School 6. Work 7. Youth Clubs 8. Delinquency 9. In Conclusion Growing up in a Working-Class Community. Appendices: (1) Methods of Research (2) Interview Schedule and Interviewers' Instructions (3) Diary Instructions and Sample Diary (4) Classifying Boys into 'Types' (5) List of References. Index.