Talking at Trena's : everyday conversations at an African American tavern / Reuben A. Buford May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, Reuben A. Buford, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

African Americans--Attitudes.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

Middle class--United States--Attitudes.

Middle class.

Middle class--United States--Social life and customs.

Social interaction--United States--Case studies.

Social interaction.

Racism--United States--Psychological aspects--Case studies.

Racism.

Bars (Drinking establishments)--Illinois--Chicago.

Bars (Drinking establishments).

United States--Race relations--Case studies.

United States.

Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations.

Chicago (Ill.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Talking at Trena's is an ethnography conducted in a bar in an African American, middle-class neighborhood on Chicago's southside. May's work focuses on how the mostly black, working- and middle-class patrons of Trena's talk about race, work, class, women, relationships, the media, and life in general. May recognizes tavern talk as a form of social play and symbolic performance within the tavern, as well as an indication of the social problems African Americans confront on a daily basis. Following a long tradition of research on informal gathering places, May's work reveals, though close description and analysis of ethnographic data, how African Americans come to understand the racial dynamics of American society which impact their jobs, entertainment-particularly television programs-and their social interactions with peers, employers, and others. Talking at Trena's provides a window into the laughs, complaints, experiences, and strategies which Trena's regulars share for managing daily life outside the safety and comfort of the tavern.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter One. TRENA’S: A STUDY IN TAVERN CULTURE

Chapter Two. WORK AND THE TAVERN

Chapter Three. TELEVISION INTERACTION AND RACE

Chapter Four. TALKING ABOUT RACE

Chapter Five. MARRIAGE, WOMEN, AND THE TAVERN

Chapter Six. SEX TALK AND INNUENDO

Chapter Seven. THE PARADOX

APPENDIX

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

TRAITEMENT SOMMAIRE.

Titre de l'ecran-titre (visionne le 8 août 2011).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780814761274

0814761275

9780814739198

0814739199

OCLC:

913695326