Bourgois' 1995 classic In Search of Respect: a tale of three readings.

IN Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Book); BOURGOIS, Phillippe; PUERTO Ricans; CRACK cocaine; NONFICTION; CRACK cocaine laws; CULTURE; IMMIGRANTS; LEGAL status of sales personnel; PSYCHOLOGY of men

Philippe Bourgois' 1995 classic ethnography of street-level crack cocaine dealing in New York is a rich, textured ethnography of a group of Puerto Rican immigrant men,who during a period of economic decline for the working classes in which ‘legit’ jobs were becoming harder to get ended up making a living selling crack to the community around them. It provides valuable insights into drug-dealing culture, ethnographic methods and ethics and sexual politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]