1. Bourgois calls a chapter in his book "Violating Apartheid." Apartheid was a legally-enforced system of racial segregation used in South Africa until relatively recently. Why is this the title of his chapter? What mechanisms does he describe that maintain apartheid in the US? (3-4 sentences)
Bourgois titled the chapter "Violating Apartheid" because in the chapter the reader learns that majority of the population that live in the neighborhood are Latinos and African Americas. A few mechanisms that Bourgois describes are; the poor Latino and African American neighborhoods are too dangerous, the police, and lacked "cultural capital". The poor Latino and African American neighborhoods are seen as too dangerous for the middle and upper-class citizens, which keeps the poor citizens secluded away from them. It is a label from society that is put on them which is used to identify them as a whole. Another mechanism is that police is always around the …show more content…
Primo is a second-generation Puerto Rican that is a crack dealer who deals with racial inequality. Every attempt he makes to become a part of the legal system he encounters some form of inequality which separates him and making him outcast. For example, Primo got a job at an office, but was seen as an illiterate and was constantly monitored by his boss. This annoyed Primo and also hurt his self-ego because on the streets he was never treated like this. Another time Primo was supposed to attend these classes that help individuals that are unemployed get back to work for about a month. Primo went to the first few classes but didn't have different professional attires since he spent his money on clothes that made him look fly on the street. The clash between street and the legal culture is what Primo gets caught in between and can't figure to get out. He uses crack as a way to cope with all the rascal inequality he
Bourgois titled the chapter "Violating Apartheid" because in the chapter the reader learns that majority of the population that live in the neighborhood are Latinos and African Americas. A few mechanisms that Bourgois describes are; the poor Latino and African American neighborhoods are too dangerous, the police, and lacked "cultural capital". The poor Latino and African American neighborhoods are seen as too dangerous for the middle and upper-class citizens, which keeps the poor citizens secluded away from them. It is a label from society that is put on them which is used to identify them as a whole. Another mechanism is that police is always around the …show more content…
Primo is a second-generation Puerto Rican that is a crack dealer who deals with racial inequality. Every attempt he makes to become a part of the legal system he encounters some form of inequality which separates him and making him outcast. For example, Primo got a job at an office, but was seen as an illiterate and was constantly monitored by his boss. This annoyed Primo and also hurt his self-ego because on the streets he was never treated like this. Another time Primo was supposed to attend these classes that help individuals that are unemployed get back to work for about a month. Primo went to the first few classes but didn't have different professional attires since he spent his money on clothes that made him look fly on the street. The clash between street and the legal culture is what Primo gets caught in between and can't figure to get out. He uses crack as a way to cope with all the rascal inequality he