Through an exploration of a boys' baseball league in a gentrifying neighbourhood of Philadelphia, this book reveals the accommodations and tensions that characterize multicultural encounters in contemporary US public life. Protecting Home offers an account for racial accommodation in a space that was previously known for conflict and exclusion.
Through an exploration of a boys' baseball league in a gentrifying neighbourhood of Philadelphia, this book reveals the accommodations and tensions that characterize multicultural encounters in contemporary US public life. Protecting Home offers an account for racial accommodation in a space that was previously known for conflict and exclusion.
Sherri Grasmuck is a professor of sociology at Temple University. She is the coauthor of Between Two Islands: Dominican International Migration. Janet Goldwater is a photographer and documentary filmmaker. She coproduced the award-winning PBS broadcasts Maggie Growls, Landowska, and Motherless: A Legacy of Loss from Illegal Abortion.
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List of Tables and Maps Acknowledgments 1. Seeing the World in Neighborhood Baseball 2. The Neighborhood and Race Sponsorship: "A Dropped Third Strike" 3. The Clubhouse and Class Cultures: "Bringing the Infield In" 4. The Dugout and Masculinity Styles of Coaches: "Never Bail Out" Vignette: Making Room for Lennie 5. The Bench and Boys' Culture: "The Heart of the Lineup" 6. Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Considerations Notes Bibliography Index
List of Tables and Maps Acknowledgments 1. Seeing the World in Neighborhood Baseball 2. The Neighborhood and Race Sponsorship: "A Dropped Third Strike" 3. The Clubhouse and Class Cultures: "Bringing the Infield In" 4. The Dugout and Masculinity Styles of Coaches: "Never Bail Out" Vignette: Making Room for Lennie 5. The Bench and Boys' Culture: "The Heart of the Lineup" 6. Conclusion Appendix: Methodological Considerations Notes Bibliography Index
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