Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Interpreting Narratives
2. A Study of Urban Youth
Individual Lives—Part I
3. Malcolm’s Story
Patterns
4. Voice and Silence
5. Desire and Betrayal in Friendships
6. “I Never Put Anyone in Front of My Mother”
7. Maintaining a “Positive Attitude”/Fearing Death
8. “Slacking Up” in School
9. Racism, Sexism, and Difference
Individual Lives—Part II
10. Eva’s Story
Epilogue
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
References
Index
