Robert Hartmann McNamara

Sex, Scams, and Street Life (eBook, PDF)

The Sociology of New York City's Times Square

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For more than 60 years, Times Square has reigned as one of New York's premiere tourist attractions. In recent years, an average of 20 million people visit New York City, and Times Square is a sight most do not miss. The reason for this is that Times Square holds something for everyone: theaters, restaurants, entertainment, and a transportation center that brings almost 400,000 people into the city every day. For a sociologist interested in studying crime and the ways in which deviant networks and communities emerge, Times Square offers numerous opportunities. Because large segments of these groups pride themselves on anonymity, many researchers employ ethnographic research methods. The articles in this manuscript focus on the various aspects of Time Square using the ethnographic approach. The topics include the sex trade, drugs and drug dealing, recent redevelopment efforts, the social ecology of Times Square, and a discussion of police operations in this marketplace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313390869
• Artikelnr.: 37832542

Autorenporträt

Robert Hartmann McNamara is Associate Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the Citadel. He is the author of several books. McNamara has served as a Senior Research Fellow for the National Strategy Information Center, the Policy Lab, the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, D.C., and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Baltimore, MD.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Research and Times Square Methodological Notes For a Times
Square Field Station by Bill Kornblum and Terry Williams Visual Ethnography
by Steve Sifaneck and Robert P. McNamara The Social Landscape: Hustlers,
Merchants and Peep Shows The Nature of Male Prostitution by Robert P.
McNamara The Incense Merchant on Times Square: The Black Muslim Ethic and
the Spirit of Capitalism by Steve Duncombe, Steve Sifaneck, and Andras
Szanto Dramaturgy and the Social Organization of Peep Shows by Robert P.
McNamara The Changing Face of Times Square The Forty-Second Street
Development Project by Shane Newmark The Times Square BID and its Role in
Changing the Face of Times Square by Gretchen Dykstra The Midtown Community
Court Experiment by Michelle Sviridoff and John Fineblatt Law Enforcement
in Times Square 1970s-1990s by William Daly Taking it to the Streets:
Outreaching to Youth in Times Square by Marie Bresnahan References Index