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“Of all the problems besetting the poor inner-city black community, none is more pressing than that of interpersonal violence and aggression. It wreaks havoc daily with the lives of community residents and increasingly spills over into downtown and residential middle-class areas. Muggings, burglaries, carjackings, and drug-related shootings, all of which may leave their victims or innocent bystanders dead, are now common enough to concern all urban and many suburban residents.”

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"To get people to leave you alone, you gotta fight. Talking don't always get you out of stuff." -Will

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"In the street culture, especially among young people, respect is viewed as almost an external entity that is hard-won but easily lost, and so must constantly be guarded."   -  I believe that this is a good representation of Will and Shawn. Will was one who went out to try to earn his respect while Shawn was one who was killed because others believed he didn't have their respect.

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"there are always people around looking for a fight to increase their share of respect"

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“Those street-oriented adults with whom children come in help them along in forming this understanding by verbalizing the messages they are getting through experience: "Watch your back." "Protect yourself." "Don't punk out." "If somebody messes with you, you have to pay them back.” --- I think that this represents will because when his brother was shot he got the gun and felt like he was tasked to get revenge for Shawn because of the street code

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“Those street-oriented adults with whom children come in help them along in forming this understanding by verbalizing the messages they are getting through experience: "Watch your back." "Protect yourself." "Don't punk out." "If somebody messes with you, you have to pay them back.” --- I think that this represents will because when his brother was shot he got the gun and felt like he was tasked to get revenge for Shawn because of the street code

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“In fact the overwhelming majority of families in the inner-city community try to approximate the decent-family model, but there are many others who clearly represent the worst fears of the decent family.” -Shawn and Will's father because he would have been a really good Dad but couldn't be

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“Simply living in such an environment places young people at special risk of falling victim to aggressive behavior.”-Shawn

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"This is because the street culture has evolved what may be called a code of the streets, which amounts to a set of informal rules governing interpersonal public behavior, including violence.”

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“This hard reality can be traced to the profound sense of alienation from mainstream society and its institutions felt by many poor inner-city black people, particularly the young. The code of the streets is actually a cultural adaptation to a profound lack of faith in the police and the judicial system.”

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"Many inner-city young men in particular crave respect to such a degree that they will risk their lives to attain and maintain it."

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"Many inner-city young men in particular crave respect to such a degree that they will risk their lives to attain and maintain it."

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"In addition, there is quite a bit of circumstantial behavior--that is, one person may at different times exhibit both decent and street orientations, depending on the circumstances." -Shawn

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"In addition, there is quite a bit of circumstantial behavior--that is, one person may at different times exhibit both decent and street orientations, depending on the circumstances." -Shawn

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"Muggings, burglaries, carjackings, and drug-related shootings, all of which may leave their victims or innocent bystanders dead."

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¨Therefore, even though families with a decency orientation are usually opposed to the values of the code, they often reluctantly encourage their children's familiarity with it to enable them to negotiate the inner-city environment.¨

¨ However, in the troublesome public environment of the inner city, as people increasingly feel buffeted by forces beyond their control, what one deserves in the way of respect becomes more and more problematic and uncertain¨

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"there are always people around looking for a fight to increase their share of respect"

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"Simply living in such an environment places young people at special risk of falling victim to aggressive behavior. "

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“The rules prescribe both a proper comportment and a proper way to respond if challenged. They regulate the use of violence and so allow those who are inclined to aggression to precipitate violent encounters in an approved way.

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“The rules prescribe both a proper comportment and a proper way to respond if challenged. They regulate the use of violence and so allow those who are inclined to aggression to precipitate violent encounters in an approved way.

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“The labels "decent" and "street," which the residents themselves use, amount to evaluative judgments that confer status on local residents.”

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“The rules prescribe both a proper comportment and a proper way to respond if challenged. They regulate the use of violence and so allow those who are inclined to aggression to precipitate violent encounters in an approved way. The rules have been established and are enforced mainly by the street-oriented, but on the streets the distinction between street and decent is often irrelevant; everybody knows that if the rules are violated, there are penalties.”

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“In general, the person must “keep himself straight” by managing his position of respect among others; this involves in part his self-image, which is shaped by what he thinks others are thinking of him in relation to his peers.

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The issue of respect is thus closely tied to whether a person has an inclination to be violent”- Riggs

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The issue of respect is thus closely tied to whether a person has an inclination to be violent”- Riggs

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This is because the street culture has evolved what may be called a code of the streets, which amounts to a set of informal rules governing interpersonal public behavior, including violence. -Will 

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This is because the street culture has evolved what may be called a code of the streets, which amounts to a set of informal rules governing interpersonal public behavior, including violence. -Will 

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“young men in particular crave respect to such a degree that they will risk their lives to attain and maintain it.”

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“young men in particular crave respect to such a degree that they will risk their lives to attain and maintain it.”

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“Objects play an important and complicated role in establishing self image. Jackets, sneakers, gold jewelry, reflect not just a person's taste, which tends to be tightly regulated among adolescents of all social classes, but also a willingness to possess things that may require defending.”

This quote reminds me of Buck because on page 261 in the book it says, “Everybody knew/ Buck was always flossin’,/ always flashy. But nobody/ would touch him because/ of his pops.” This line shows that Buck was always wearing expensive things just like this quote is going into detail about. Buck relates to this quote because he was one of those kids who “play an important and complicated role in establishing self image.”

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The street-oriented youth, on the other hand, has made the concept of manhood a part of his very identity; he has difficulty manipulating it--it often controls him.

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The street-oriented youth, on the other hand, has made the concept of manhood a part of his very identity; he has difficulty manipulating it--it often controls him.

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“Younger children witness the disputes of older children, which are often resolved through cursing and abusive talk”  This quote reminds me of will because of how his relationship and how he looks up to his brother, with the anagram  Scare=Care.

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The line in paragraph number 4 that I chose says, “In the troublesome public environment of the inner city as people increasingly feel buffeted by forces beyond their control what one deserves in the way of respect becomes more and more problematic and uncertain.” This line reminded me of the rules and how they seem to blind people or morph their understanding of how to treat people because they are focused on following these rules and getting revenge, (rule No. 3). This especially reminds me of Will’s only examples of men, his father and Shawn. The next line reminded me specifically of Shawn and what he was like when he was alive. “The person whose very appearance- his clothing, demeanor and way of moving- deters transgression feels that he possesses and may be considered by others to possess, a measure of respect.”

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“The rules have been established and enforced mainly by the street-oriented, but on the streets the distinction between the street and decent is often irrelevant. Everyone knows that if the rules are violated their penalties” This quote reminds me of the entire book in general but mainly the guys in the book. The word penalties really stood out to me because when i think of the word I think of sports and that's a “boy” thing and then I connect that with the rules being passed down each generation. The rules affected the girls but in the book they seem to not nearly as much as the boys because of the way that the idea of the being a man was such a big part of the streets.

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"This is because the street culture has evolved what may be called a code of the streets, which amounts to a set of informal rules governing interpersonal public behavior, including violence."

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Riggs:  “Their manner conveys the message that nothing intimidates them; whatever turn the encounter takes, they maintain their attack--rather like a pit bull, whose spirit many such boys admire.”

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Riggs:  “Their manner conveys the message that nothing intimidates them; whatever turn the encounter takes, they maintain their attack--rather like a pit bull, whose spirit many such boys admire.”

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“Muggings, burglaries, carjackings, and drug-related shootings, all of which may leave their victims or innocent bystanders dead, are now common enough to concern all urban and many suburban residents.” 

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“Muggings, burglaries, carjackings, and drug-related shootings, all of which may leave their victims or innocent bystanders dead, are now common enough to concern all urban and many suburban residents.” 