ebook img

Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball PDF

268 Pages·2005·1.396 MB·English
Save to my drive
Quick download
Download

Download Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball PDF Free - Full Version

by Sherri Grasmuck| 2005| 268 pages| 1.396| English

About Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball

"The best traditions of community and urban sociology come alive in this fantastic work of participant observation. Sherri Grasmuck shows us the people, narrates their lives, and links them to as sophisticated a take on race and class to be found in any contemporary urban ethnography. She is a beautiful writer with that rarest of gifts—a sober critical voice, an unrelenting systematicity, the wisdom of personal experience, and a sense of humor that comes together in a deep act of interpretation and explanation. Janet Goldwater’s fantastic photographs merge with the text to produce a documentary account of how we live today in multicultural America, one that takes its place among the finest firsthand studies."—Mitchell Duneier, Princeton University, author of Sidewalk and Slim’s Table"Based on skillful ethnographic research, and deploying a creative and evocative narrative voice, Protecting Home gives us fresh insights into the ways that youth baseball shapes race, gender, and class relations in a changing community. With this elegant piece of research, Grasmuck has connected and gone deep."—Michael A. Messner, author of Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports "An inspired and inspiring look at the rhythms of life in and around urban youth baseball. . . . Sherri Grasmuck shatters our stereotypes surrounding gender, class, and race."—Kathleen Gerson, author of No Man’s Land: Men’s Changing Commitments to Family and WorkThrough a close exploration of a boys’ baseball league in a gentrifying neighborhood of Philadelphia, sociologist Sherri Grasmuck reveals the accommodations and tensions that characterize multicultural encounters in contemporary American public life. Chapters explore coaching styles, parental involvement, institutional politics, parent-child relations, and children’s experiences. Grasmuck identifies differences in the ways that the mostly white, working-class "old-timers" and the racially diverse, professional newcomers relate to the neighborhood. Through an innovative combination of narrative approaches, this book succeeds both in capturing the immediacy of boys’ interaction at the playing field and in contributing to sophisticated theoretical debates in urban studies, the sociology of childhood, and masculinity studies.

Detailed Information

Author:Sherri Grasmuck
Publication Year:2005
ISBN:9780813535548
Pages:268
Language:English
File Size:1.396
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
Download Free PDF

Safe & Secure Download - No registration required

Why Choose PDFdrive for Your Free Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball Download?

  • 100% Free: No hidden fees or subscriptions required for one book every day.
  • No Registration: Immediate access is available without creating accounts for one book every day.
  • Safe and Secure: Clean downloads without malware or viruses
  • Multiple Formats: PDF, MOBI, Mpub,... optimized for all devices
  • Educational Resource: Supporting knowledge sharing and learning

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it really free to download Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball PDF?

Yes, on https://PDFdrive.to you can download Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball by Sherri Grasmuck completely free. We don't require any payment, subscription, or registration to access this PDF file. For 3 books every day.

How can I read Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball on my mobile device?

After downloading Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball PDF, you can open it with any PDF reader app on your phone or tablet. We recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Books, or Google Play Books for the best reading experience.

Is this the full version of Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball?

Yes, this is the complete PDF version of Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball by Sherri Grasmuck. You will be able to read the entire content as in the printed version without missing any pages.

Is it legal to download Protecting Home: Class, Race, And Masculinity In Boys' Baseball PDF for free?

https://PDFdrive.to provides links to free educational resources available online. We do not store any files on our servers. Please be aware of copyright laws in your country before downloading.

The materials shared are intended for research, educational, and personal use in accordance with fair use principles.