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

    Authors

    E. Wright;T. C. Calhoun

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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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