{"product_id":"urban-nightlife-entertaining-race-class-and-culture-in-public-space-9780813569383","title":"Urban Nightlife: Entertaining Race, Class, and Culture in Public Space","description":"Sociologists have long been curious about the ways in which city dwellers negotiate urban public space. How do they manage myriad interactions in the shared spaces of the city? In \u003ci\u003eUrban Nightlife\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologist Reuben May undertakes a nuanced examination of urban nightlife, drawing on ethnographic data gathered in a Deep South college town to explore the question of how nighttime revelers negotiate urban public spaces as they go about meeting, socializing, and entertaining themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e May's work reveals how diverse partiers define these spaces, in particular the ongoing social conflict on the streets, in bars and nightclubs, and in the various public spaces of downtown. To explore this conflict, May develops the concept of \"integrated segregation\"-the idea that diverse groups are physically close to one another yet rarely have meaningful interactions-rather, they are socially bound to those of similar race, class, and cultural backgrounds. May's in-depth research leads him to conclude that social tension is stubbornly persistent in part because many participants fail to make the connection between contemporary relations among different groups and the historical and institutional forces that perpetuate those very tensions; structural racism remains obscured by a superficial appearance of racial harmony.\u003cbr\u003e Through May's observations, \u003ci\u003eUrban Nightlife\u003c\/i\u003e clarifies the complexities of race, class, and culture in contemporary America, illustrating the direct influence of local government and nightclub management decision-making on interpersonal interaction among groups. \u003cbr\u003e Watch a video with Reuben A. Buford May: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Watch video now. (http: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCs1xExStPw).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reuben a. Buford May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813569383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 1065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREUBEN A. BUFORD MAY is a professor of sociology at Texas A \u0026amp; M University and a fellow at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Through the Hoop: High School Basketball, Race and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40635214364787,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":56.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fd10b31c-7e43-46a8-8324-606e51fc0e7b.jpg?v=1671810123","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/urban-nightlife-entertaining-race-class-and-culture-in-public-space-9780813569383","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}