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L. Bean and Lands' End, Victoria's Secret, Christie's and Sotheby's, as well as used books." (Duneier, 1991, p.30)
According to the first chapter of Sociology: the Core by Michael Hughes and Carolyn J. Kroehler, symbolic interactionists like Duneier contend that society is possible because human beings have the ability to communicate with one another by means of symbols. They say that we act toward people, objects, and events on the basis of the meanings we impart to them. Symbolically, the books confer more status on Hasan, while the magazines are less prestigious. The 'lowest' sellers are the men who sometimes panhandle and sell illegally 'lifted' items. And all of the vendors have those in their service, such as the table watchers, placeholders who save the vendor's spots overnight on the street, the movers who transport the books and the all important storage providers who can store the printed material in safe areas in tunnels and subways.
Overall, Duneier concedes that the society depicted is not shown without...
It is all male and frequently misogynist in the harassment of female customers and neighborhood residents as when "two white women, in their mid-twenties" pass they are greeted with 'Hi, girls, you-all look very nice today. You have some money? Buy some books.' A black woman in her twenties passes, ignoring him. 'Hey, pretty. Hey, pretty.' She just keeps walking. 'Scuse me....'" (Duneier, 1999, p.175) but Duneier is persuasive in his allegation that this culture, for all its faults, is still a unique and functional subculture, with value and merit, and not simply a dissolute collection of homeless men. The men have developed a way of making a living on the margins of society, economically, and also developed ways of showing respect and kindness and mentorship to one another, on all levels of the 'ladder' of sociological development.
Works Cited
Duneier, Michael. Sidewalk. (1999) Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Hughes, Michael & Carolyn J. Kroehler. (2001) Sociology: The Core. McGraw Hill.
Works Cited
Duneier, Michael. Sidewalk. (1999) Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Hughes, Michael & Carolyn J. Kroehler. (2001) Sociology: The Core. McGraw Hill.
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