Harlem Supers : The Social Life of a Community in Transition

Superintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-21 Making a Living....Pages 23-55 A Day in the Life....Pages 57-103 Doing What Supers Do....Pages 105-125 The Super and Informal encounters....Pages 127-141 The Super and the Community....Pages 143-167 The Super and the Building....Pages 169-187 Race, Class, and poverty....Pages 189-201 Working in the Field....Pages 203-220 Back Matter....Pages 221-243