RonaldKuang

TasniaRahman
DemiAgrapides
LinVillarejo
RashiedaBrown
AshleyKessler
AlyssaArguinzoni
Review
Terms

1. MaleDominance
2. Institutionalracism
3. Marginalized
4. Jibaro
5. Nepotism
6. Legaleconomy
7. Undergroundeconomy
8. Compadrazgo
9. MaleDominance
10. CultureCapital
11. Institutionalracism
12. Economy(illicit)
13. Patriarchy
14. Autonomy
15. Domesticviolence
16. Sexualabuse/Manipulation
17. Historicallimbo
18. Globalization

ShortQuestions
1. HowdidgettingtheconstantabusefromFelixandothermenincludingherfather
leadCandytobecomemoreaggressive?Howwasitalsothecauseofhertohave
moreofthedominatingroleinherrelationshipwithPrimo?
2. Candy(beingawoman)becomesasuccessfuldrugdealer.Howdoesthisdeviate
againstthesocialnormsofhersociety?
3. HowwasPrimosandCaesarsviewsongangrapeandwhy?
4. WhydidFelipegetmadwhenCaesarwastellinghimaboutthestorywhenhe
bulliedthestudentwithspecialneeds?

Essays
1. Asmenonthestreetlosetheirformerauthoritarianpowerinthehousehold,they
lashoutagainstthewomenandchildrentheycannolongercontrol.Howisthis
quoterelatedtothetitleadwhatmeaningdoesithold?
2. WhatwerethestructuralforcesandagencythatexistedinPrimoslifethatlead
himintohislifeasadrugdealer?
3. HowdidinstitutionalRacismeffectthecharactersandcausethemtoexperience
thestrugglesthattheyfaceonadailybasis?

GROUP 2
1. Pill Mill
2. Jibaro
3. Cultural Capital
4. Marginalization
5. Institutional Racism
6. Gender lines
7. kinship network
8. underground economy
9. crack house logic
10. autocratic control
11. serial households
Short Essays:
1. Why do inner-city residents prefer working in the
underground economy?
2. How did institutional racism affect Primos job search?
3. How does the school system in inner cities treat
immigrant families and their children like Primo and
Caesar?
Long Essays:
1. How does Candy represent the inversion of
patriarchy?
2. The title of the book is In Search of Respect, how
did men in El Barrio search for respect in their
communities?

3. Why were children a symbol of purity for Candy?

10/6/2016
Natasha Fearon
Adam Zauderer
Aaran Abramov
Michger Sher
Junqin Qiu
Mikhail Redkin
Victoria Wong
Claressa Shelton
Midterm Study Sheet

Terms

Jibaro
Culture Capital
Institutionalized racism
Underground economy
Marginalized
Social Services
Globalization
Respect
Nepotism
Agency
Patriarchal society
Short Essays
1.how does the Culture of Poverty involve Candy and Jackie?
2. Describe the War on Drugs and the effect in urban communities?
3. What were the structural vs agency issues in El Barrio.
Long Essays
1.Why Primo and Ceasar work in the underground economy?
2.Is the underground economy different for Candy because she is a
female in a male dominated culture?
3.What are some forms of institutionalized racism in El Barrio?
GROUP 4
1) Institutional Racism
2) Structural
3) Agency
4) Cultural Capital
5) Jibaro
6) Compadre Relationship
7) Socialization
8) Cachetando
9) Decriminalization

10) Underground economy

Short Question:
1) In what way did Candy and Jackie react differently to structural constraints?
2) In what way did street culture influence childrens upbringing in El Barrio?
3) How does the absence of a father in El Barrio affect Primos upbringing?
Long Questions:
4) How does patriarchal society affect how the characters view sexual assault?
5) How does Candy represent the inverse of patriarchal society and why is this
problematic?
GROUP FIVE
Terms
1) Social Structure
2) Agency
3) Culture of Poverty
4) Institutional Racism
5) Globalization
6) Jibaro 7) Patriarchy
8) Autonomy
9) Bleachification
10) Hegemony
Short Essays
1. Why was it more likely for children in El Barrio to drop out of
school?
2. Why was Candys power in the streets a problem for Primo?
3. What was Primos reason for keeping his friends around the
gameroom?
Long Essays
1. Do you think crackhouses and the underground economy
are actually more beneficial for people like Primo and his
lookouts? Why or why not?
2. Who is to blame for Primos inability to find a job, social
structures and/or Primos agency?
3. If the fathers stayed sober and took responsibility of their
children, do you think there would be fewer women using
drugs and less children being influenced by street culture?
Why?