THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF AN ITALIAN SLUM FOURTH EDITION Sateen oo Bae Spar .Street Corner Society THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF AN ITALIAN SLUM FOURTH EDITION William Foote Whyte i THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS Chicago and LondonWilliam Foote Whyte is professor emeritus of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and research director of Programs for Employment and Workplace Systems in the extension division of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. ‘The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 1943, 1955, 1981, 1993 by The University of Chicago ‘All rights reserved. Published 1943 Second edition 1955. Third edition 1981. Fourth edition 1993. Printed in the United States of America 02 OF 00 99 98.97 96.95 9493 12345 ISBN: 0-226-89544-0 (cloth) 0-226-89545-9 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whyte, William Foote, 1914— Street corner society : the social structure of an Italian slum / William Foote Whyte. — 4th ed. Pp. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1, Gangs—United States. 2. Italian-Americans. I. Title. HV6446.W49 1993 302.3'4—dc20 92-42262 cIP @The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. To THE CORNER BOYS OF CORNERVILLE