Title

From the common thug to the local businessman: an exploration into an urban African American barbershop

Authors

Authors

E. Wright;T. C. Calhoun

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Deviant Behav.

Keywords

Criminology & Penology; Psychology, Social; Sociology

Abstract

This ethnographic study investigates the social interactions that transpire in an urban African American barbershop, called Peanut's, located in a Southern city. The results of this study indicate that the urban African American barbershop has the potential to be a place where any number of activities can and do take place. Specifically, this study discovered three levels of the underground economy (i.e., legal, quasi-legal, and illegal) with each level reflecting a different degree of criminal potential.

Journal Title

Deviant Behavior

Volume

22

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

267

Last Page

288

WOS Identifier

WOS:000168368400004

ISSN

0163-9625

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