ANTA02H3 Chapter : Week 10 reading.docx
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Cost of living high there for poverty high for people living in el barrio. Much money made by underground economy , men selling/buying drugs and illegal substances. Many people employed in this business in east harlem including youth men and women not many were working legal/official jobs as declared by the census many africa/latino were not counted in the census 20-40% Inner city street culture beliefs, symbols, modes of interaction, values & ideologies emerged from exclusion from mainstream society = alternative for independent personal dignity. Community not involved in street culture is afraid of people who are (getting mugged/assaulted) You do not have to be a drug dealer or addict to be involved in hard times honest citizens also take part in the underground economy (deduction in income tax returns) Puerto ricans in el barrio, known as most researched but least understood people in the u. s. History, culture, political-economic structures constrain individuals lives.
