A major focus of the book is on the "fractures" in American society: how and why those of different races, ethnicities, and genders see the world - and each other - in very different ways. Analyzing interviews with hundreds of young people, Fine and Weis provide insights into their startling and often harrowing experiences. In The Unknown City Michelle Fine and Lois Weis offer a groundbreaking, theoretically sophisticated ethnography of the lives of young adults, ages 23 to 35, in two large East Coast cities. Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-328) and index
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