Gang Leader For A day by Sudhir Venkatesh
`Zi’Asia Y. Richardson
Elmira College
In Sudhir Venkatesh’s novel “Gang Leader For A Leader”, he wrote about his journey learning about the way that the underground economy worked in the projects. Venkatesh novel focused on blaming the economy for the increased gang activity and poverty rates. He argues that the capitalist system caused those who lived in the projects to turn to corrupt and illegal activities to make ends meet. Venkatesh notices that are there are diverse posses, which are separated into a few classifications. Each is in charge of determined undertakings and they are controlled by an appropriate however illicit organization. The start of Venkatesh's novel is a graduate …show more content…
What about the difference between growing up in a neighborhood that was surrounded by other poor areas and growing up poor but near an affluent neighborhood? Did the latter group take advantage of the schools, services, and employment opportunities in the richer neighborhoods?” (Wilson 4,5). Professor Wilson's task was still in its arranging stages. The initial step was to build an essential overview of the questionnaires, and he recommended I help his other graduate understudies in making sense of which to inquire. This implied backpedaling to before investigations of black youth to perceive what topics and inquiries had been picked by before sociologists. After Venkatesh got a crate of old questionnaires from Wilson, and alongside the message that sociologists got a kick out of the chance to utilize review addresses that their associates had effectively utilized, so as to create practically identical outcomes. When Venkatesh went to the library to investigate the questionnaires, he understood he had no clue how to legitimately talk with somebody. Venkatesh wanders around the undertakings and moving toward individuals who live there with the inquiry "How does it feel to be black and poor"? Venkatesh keeps running into a gathering of young men who believe he is a Latin …show more content…
suggested. Venkatesh noticed that after they each took a beer they went back to doing whatever they were doing. He noticed that they did not seem to be talking about anything very pressing, nor related to any criminal activities. Venkatesh wrote “ J.T. grinned and opened up his bottle. Others came around and quickly grabbed the rest of the beers. Then, surprisingly, they all went back to their houses. They didn’t seem to be discussing anything very pressing, nor were they talking about any criminal activities. They mainly talked about what kind of rims to put on their cars. A few of them took care of the drug customers, handing vials of crack to the people who walked over from nearby buildings or drove up in run-down cars. In the distance I could see a few churchgoers on a Sunday stroll. A handful of gang members stood guard in front of Number 4040, and after a time some of the guys hanging out near the cars received them” (Venkatesh pg.
`Zi’Asia Y. Richardson
Elmira College
In Sudhir Venkatesh’s novel “Gang Leader For A Leader”, he wrote about his journey learning about the way that the underground economy worked in the projects. Venkatesh novel focused on blaming the economy for the increased gang activity and poverty rates. He argues that the capitalist system caused those who lived in the projects to turn to corrupt and illegal activities to make ends meet. Venkatesh notices that are there are diverse posses, which are separated into a few classifications. Each is in charge of determined undertakings and they are controlled by an appropriate however illicit organization. The start of Venkatesh's novel is a graduate …show more content…
What about the difference between growing up in a neighborhood that was surrounded by other poor areas and growing up poor but near an affluent neighborhood? Did the latter group take advantage of the schools, services, and employment opportunities in the richer neighborhoods?” (Wilson 4,5). Professor Wilson's task was still in its arranging stages. The initial step was to build an essential overview of the questionnaires, and he recommended I help his other graduate understudies in making sense of which to inquire. This implied backpedaling to before investigations of black youth to perceive what topics and inquiries had been picked by before sociologists. After Venkatesh got a crate of old questionnaires from Wilson, and alongside the message that sociologists got a kick out of the chance to utilize review addresses that their associates had effectively utilized, so as to create practically identical outcomes. When Venkatesh went to the library to investigate the questionnaires, he understood he had no clue how to legitimately talk with somebody. Venkatesh wanders around the undertakings and moving toward individuals who live there with the inquiry "How does it feel to be black and poor"? Venkatesh keeps running into a gathering of young men who believe he is a Latin …show more content…
suggested. Venkatesh noticed that after they each took a beer they went back to doing whatever they were doing. He noticed that they did not seem to be talking about anything very pressing, nor related to any criminal activities. Venkatesh wrote “ J.T. grinned and opened up his bottle. Others came around and quickly grabbed the rest of the beers. Then, surprisingly, they all went back to their houses. They didn’t seem to be discussing anything very pressing, nor were they talking about any criminal activities. They mainly talked about what kind of rims to put on their cars. A few of them took care of the drug customers, handing vials of crack to the people who walked over from nearby buildings or drove up in run-down cars. In the distance I could see a few churchgoers on a Sunday stroll. A handful of gang members stood guard in front of Number 4040, and after a time some of the guys hanging out near the cars received them” (Venkatesh pg.