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6 pages in length. Mitchell Duneier, a sociologist with a rather impressive curriculum vitae to his credit, spent five years of his otherwise privileged life keeping company with drunks, derelicts, drug addicts and the homeless on the sidewalks of New York's Greenwich Village. His purpose was not to exploit the individuals whose reason for being on these streets is to drum up whatever income they can by selling books and magazines; rather, it was to learn and understand why they were there. Many of the men with whom Duneier encountered were what one might consider as victims of society, those who were – for one reason or another – unable to assimilate themselves into the social norm; others, however, did not care to be involved with the stringent expectations of social norm and chose instead to seek out their living by way of this unique entrepreneurial approach. No additional sources cited.
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of New Yorks Greenwich Village. His purpose was not to exploit the individuals whose reason for being on these streets is to drum up whatever income they can by
selling books and magazines; rather, it was to learn and understand why they were there. Many of the men with whom Duneier encountered were what one might consider as
victims of society, those who were - for one reason or another - unable to assimilate themselves into the social norm; others, however, did not care to be involved with
the stringent expectations of social norm and chose instead to seek out their living by way of this unique entrepreneurial approach. Duneiers hands-on method for achieving his objective gives his
account a significantly more realistic and humane appeal than had he merely collected, processed and published the cold, hard facts. Clearly inherent to his chosen approach is the fact
that Duneier, who is accused by the street people of being "a Jew who was going to make a lot of money off the stories of people working the streets"
(Duneier PG), comes to know these men on a deeper personal level and is able to forge relationships with each one that provides him with a direct window into their
respective worlds. Stupidity, illiteracy or an absent work ethic has absolutely nothing to do with why some of the men stand on the sidewalk selling their wares; rather, it
is their personal way of sporting defiance toward a culture that separates and divides its people into neat - albeit inequitable - encampments called social classes that serve no other
purpose but to alienate one from another. Throughout history, money has played a significant role in virtually all cultures. It forces people
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