Villa Victoria - The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio

This book examines a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston to consider the pros and cons of social scientific thinking about the true nature of ghettos in America. Mario Luis Small dismantles the theory that poor urban neighborhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital. He shows that the conditions specified in this theory are vaguely defined and variable among poor communities. According to Small, structural conditions such as unemployment or a failed system of familial relations "must be acknowledged as affecting the urban poor, but individual motivations and the importance of timing must be considered as well. Brimming with fresh theoretical insights, "Villa Victoria is an elegant work of sociology that will be essential to students of urban poverty. Zusammenfassung Villa Victoria is a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston and provides the focus for this study of social capital. Small criticizes the theory that poor urban neighbourhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital and shows how a complex of social and economic factors needs to be considered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mario Luis Small, Small Mario Luis
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2004
• EAN: 9780226762913
• ISBN: 978-0-226-76291-3
• Pagine: 246
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Massachusetts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life