Book Review with use of sociological theories of: Ain't No Makin'It: Aspirations & Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood by Jay MacLeod
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:01:02
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1829 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 7 pages (1829 words)
Ain't No Makin' It, was insightfully written by Jay MacLeod. MacLeod conducted his study as an undergrad student attending a nearby university. His goal was to observe people in their own setting to begin to understand and test certain theories. The three main theories that will be used to support the book are Merton's Strain Theory, Sutherland's Differential Association Theory, and Karl Marx's Achievement Ideology. The book follows the lives and academic and economic struggles …
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…have a fair advantage? Society has always treated people unfairly especially those of different minority groups, and those whom are lower on the socioeconomic ladder. The cycle will always continue as long as there is prejudiceness, money and power.
Works Cited Page
1. MacLeod, Jay (1987). Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations & Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press
2. http://www.homestead.com/rouncefield/files/a_soc_dev_19.htm An Outline Of Strain Theory
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