Synopses & Reviews
Review
andquot;Not only is Mayandrsquo;s scholarshipand#160;sound, his narrative style shines and his take on urban nightlife is fresh. Anyone interested in how segregation lives even in ostensibly integrated places should read this book.andquot;
Review
andquot;Reuben A. Buford May'sand#160;Urban Nightlifeand#160;tells a nuanced story about racial interaction in public space that is rarely conveyed. Using the concept 'integrated segregation,' May's discussion of urban nightlife enhances our understanding of race, class, and culture in America.andquot;
Review
andquot;This ethnographic study of city public space within the context of and#39;raceand#39; and class, with its concomitant cultural realities, relates to the social interactions of those cultural groups that have historically been segregated at times in North American society. The city in question is undisclosed. What remains is a sociological insight into how public space is occupied and used in ways that allow different cultural groups to mix without mixing. Recommended.andquot;
Synopsis
Sociologists have long been curious about the ways in which city dwellers negotiate urban public space. How do they manage myriad interactions in the shared spaces of the city? In Urban Nightlife, sociologist Reuben May undertakes a nuanced examination of urban nightlife, drawing on ethnographic data gathered in a Deep South college town to explore the question of how nighttime revelers negotiate urban public spaces as they go about meeting, socializing, and entertaining themselves.and#160;
About the Author
REUBEN A. BUFORD MAY is a professor of sociology at Texas A and M University and a fellow at Harvard Universityandrsquo;s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. He is the author of Living Through the Hoop: High School Basketball, Race and the American Dream.and#160;
Table of Contents
and#160;Preface
Acknowledgments
1and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Integrated-Segregation in Urban Nightlife
2and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; What Is Having Fun and Who Has It
3and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Gendered Interaction, Caravanning Groups, and Social Boundaries
4and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Is It a Blackout? Dress Codes in Urban Nightlife
5and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Knockout: Verbal and Physical Confrontations
6and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; When Race Is Explicit
7and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Having Fun in Black and White
Appendix Aand#160;and#160;and#160; A Brief History of Northeast
Appendix Band#160;and#160;and#160; Methodology
Notes
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