CRIM 3652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Foote Whyte, Laud Humphreys, Alice Goffman
4 Dec 2018
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Deciphering ethnographies of crime and policing: some key historical texts and a model for. Ethnographies used as historical texts lets us understand a time. William foote whyte (1943) street corner society, the social structure of an italian slum, Whyte concludes that the italians are looked upon by upper-class people as among the. Cornerville" least desirable of the immigrant people (273) In cornerville, the primary function of the police department is not the enforcement of the law but the regulation of illegal activities (138) Methodological appendix showed how he did it, very interesting. Sociological analysis of living in a part of boston. Laud humphreys (1970) tearoom trade; impersonal sex in public places, london: duckworth. Covert observation: did not tell research subjects he was conducting research. Exploratory ethnographic study of male homosexual activity in public toilets. Would go to these men"s houses in disguises. All of the men living in a straight heterosexual life.
