Harlem Supers [electronic resource] : The Social Life of a Community in Transition /
Williams, Terry.author.
Superintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Making a Living; 3 A Day in the Life: Sharif and Allan; 4 Doing What Supers Do: Daily Duties; 5 The Super and Informal Encounters; 6 The Super and the Community; 7 The Super and the Building; 8 Race, Class, and Poverty; 9 Working in the Field; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Superintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City.
Sociology, Urban.
Emigration and immigration.
Ethnography.
Ethnicity.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Social groups.
Family.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Migration.
Ethnography.
Ethnicity Studies.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.