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This 3 page paper examines Tally's Corner, a book by Elliot Liebow. Several issues in the neighborhood are provided as examples and analyzed sociologically. No additional sources cited.
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of interest was one in front of a carry-out shop. Through talking to Tally and the other men in the neighborhood, Liebow was able to develop a clear picture of
what life was like for the men who lived in this area. In examining this work, three examples from the book are used to explore the social problems in
the neighborhood. One is that the people who live there have limited life chances. Another is that family values have all but dissipated in a neighborhood where survival is key.
Finally, the absent father and the fact that a matriarchal society is sprouting in these areas is exemplified by the few interactions the children have with their real fathers.
Leroy is one of the subjects in Liebows (2003) work. Leroy is described as someone who was a man but acted more like a boy (Liebow, 2003). Leroys story is
as follows: "Leroy was an only child. He was born in the South but was raised from early infancy by his maternal grandmother in Chicago. He left high school in
his last year and went into the navy. Hew as by far the most able of all the men in dealing with the written word" (Liebow, 2003, p.16). Here, the
man described is someone who did not have the benefit of being raised by his parents. Dropping out of school is also not unusual in this setting. Interestingly, it seems
that Leroy has a chance at life because as it is described, he can read and he seems to be intelligent. Yet, he has had few life chances that would
prompt him to be able to move towards a college education. None of the men described seemed to have such opportunities either. Another story in the book involves Bernard.
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