{"product_id":"villa-victoria-mario-luis-small-9780226762920","title":"Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio","description":"For decades now, scholars and politicians alike have argued that the concentration of poverty in city housing projects would produce distrust, alienation, apathy, and social isolation--the disappearance of what sociologists call social capital. But relatively few have examined precisely \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e such poverty affects social capital or have considered for what reasons living in a poor neighborhood results in such undesirable effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston to consider the pros and cons of social scientific thinking about the true nature of ghettos in America. Mario Luis Small dismantles the theory that poor urban neighborhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital. He shows that the conditions specified in this theory are vaguely defined and variable among poor communities. According to Small, structural conditions such as unemployment or a failed system of familial relations \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e be acknowledged as affecting the urban poor, but individual motivations and the importance of timing must be considered as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrimming with fresh theoretical insights, \u003ci\u003eVilla Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegant work of sociology that will be essential to students of urban poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario Luis Small\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226762920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226762920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.14w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2004 pg. 109","brand":"Mario Luis Small","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478323519743,"sku":"9780226762920","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e477816-3b6d-4869-b184-e5d166fed608.jpg?v=1715934927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/villa-victoria-mario-luis-small-9780226762920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}