William Foote Whyte

Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called "Cornerville"—Boston's North End—has been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years. By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and "corner boys," Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his methodology—participant observation—has served as an essential casebook in field research for generations of students and scholars. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes a new preface and revisions to the methodological appendix. In a new section on the book's legacy, Whyte responds to recent challenges to the validity, interpretation, and uses of his data. "The Whyte Impact on the Underdog," the moving statement by a gang leader who became the author's first research assistant, is preserved. "Street Corner Society broke new ground and set a standard for field research in American cities that remains a source of intellectual challenge."—Robert Washington, Reviews in Anthropology

The Social Structure of an Italian Slum

Street Corner Society

Francis Lang Kwang Hsu

Dr Peter H Rossi

Contributing Authors Include Edward Norbeck, George De Vos, Robert A. Levine, And Many Others. Dorsey Series In Anthropology And Sociology.

Approaches To Culture And Personality

Psychological Anthropology

Carlos Orsi

Pedro Vieira

Luiz Bras

Ramom Tessmann

Lúcio Manfredi

Sid Castro

Saint-Clair Stockler

Tibor Moricz

Ataíde Tartari

Brontops Baruq

João Marcelo Beraldo

"Brinquedos Mortais", uma coletânea organizada por Saint-Clair Stockler e Tibor Moricz, reúne 12 autores que apresentam universos díspares e, ao mesmo tempo, convergentes, dialogando com o inusitado, o assustador, o cômico e o repulsivo. Burilam seus textos com cuidado cirúrgico, capricham na prosa para oferecer aos leitores uma excelente literatura de entretenimento.Bonecos cheios de más intenções, brinquedos ameaçadores, jogos estranhos e perigosos. Narrativas onde a morte é uma constante e onde a vida em todas as suas formas está sempre por um fio.Ataíde Tartari, Braulio Tavares, Brontops Baruq, Carlos Orsi, João Marcelo Beraldo, Lúcio Manfredi, Luiz Bras, Pedro Vieira, Roberto de Sousa Causo, Saint-Clair Stockler, Sid Castro e Tibor Moricz convidam os leitores a penetrar em mundos ameaçadores e a compartilhar essa fascinante e mortal experiência.

Brinquedos Mortais

Kathleen King Whyte

Making Mondragón is a groundbreaking look at the history of worker ownership in the Spanish cooperative. First published in 1988, it remains the best source for those looking to glean a rich body of ideas for potential adaptation and implementation elsewhere from Mondragón's long and varied experience.

The Growth and Dynamics of the Worker Cooperative Complex

Making Mondragón

In this volume Professor Whyte compiles information gathered from his vast experience in field research. The book provides invaluable information for the student - it covers a broad range of research, with many examples to illustrate findings. The author shows not only how to gather data, but how, and why, relevant data should be selected and gives a realistic picture of problems encountered by the field researcher.

A Guide from Experience

Learning from the Field

Since its founding in 1956 in Spain's Basque region, the Mondragón Corporation has been a touchstone for the international cooperative movement. Its nearly three hundred companies and organizations span areas from finance to education. In its industrial sector Mondragón has had a rich experience over many years in manufacturing products as varied as furniture, kitchen equipment, machine tools, and electronic components and in printing, shipbuilding, and metal smelting. Making Mondragón is a groundbreaking look at the history of worker ownership in the Spanish cooperative. First published in 1988, it remains the best source for those looking to glean a rich body of ideas for potential adaptation and implementation elsewhere from Mondragón's long and varied experience. This second edition, published in 1991, takes into account the major structural and strategic changes that were being implemented in 1990 to allow the enterprise to compete successfully in the European common market. Mondragón has created social inventions and developed social structures and social processes that have enabled it to overcome some of the major obstacles faced by other worker cooperatives in the past. William Foote Whyte and Kathleen King Whyte describe the creation and evolution of the Mondragón cooperatives, how they have changed through decades of experience, and how they have struggled to maintain a balance between their social commitments and economic realities. The lessons of Mondragón apply most clearly to worker cooperatives and other employee-owned firms, but also extend to regional development and stimulating and supporting entrepreneurship, whatever the form of ownership.

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