Geographies of Resilient Social Networks

The Role of African American Barbershops

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11670499
AutoresPatricia Burke Wood (0000-0002-2715-0426, York University, autor de correspondencia), Rod K Brunson (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Año2011
Volumen32
Número2
Páginas228-243
Fecha de publicación2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2747/0272-3638.31.2.228
OpenAlexW1979435359
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas22

This study examines the geographic reach of the African American barbershop, a neighborhood institution that is commonly acknowledged as important, yet whose significance is often overlooked. Data were gathered regarding the residential location of clienteles for two barbershops in the inner suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, a city with a history of racial segregation. Plotting this information on maps of the area revealed that many customers travel to these shops from well outside the neighborhood. The significance of the spatial extent of the shops' communities is contextualized with in-depth interviews and ethnographic research on life inside the businesses. In light of urban and inner-suburban decline in metropolitan St. Louis, this research strengthens the case for the importance of such informal institutions for understanding the resilience of the African American community in the face of the reproduction of racialized social geographies

Archaeology · Ethnography · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Institution · Metropolitan area · Psychological resilience · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies