"There are birds in the projects": understanding the ecology of adolescent development in urban America
"I give people a lot of respect": the self in interpersonal relationships
"I never thought kids would look up to someone like me": Lorenzo's story
"I can't act ghetto in the ghetto no more": self, society, and social categories
"I've never seen any dark-skinned girls in videos": Nicole's story
"I can't lose to no girl, man": the gendered self
"Manly, take charge, the head man, the king": John's story
"If I never came here I'd be irresponsible, like a little kid": after-school programs as sites of development and identity construction.