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EVERYDAY COURAGE
QUALITATIVE STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY
GENERAL EDITORS
Michelle Fine and Jeanne Marecek
Everyday Courage:
The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers
by Niobe Way
EVERYDAY COURAGE
The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers
NIOBE WAY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
New York and London
© 1998 by New York University
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Way, Niobe, 1963–
Everyday courage : the lives and stories of urban teenagers/
Niobe Way.
p. cm. — (Qualitative studies in psychology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8147-9320-7 (cloth : acid-free paper). — ISBN
0-8147-9339-8 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1. Urban youth—United States—Case studies. 2. Urban youth—
United States—Longitudinal studies. 3. Socially handicapped
teenagers—United States—Case studies. 4. Socially handicapped
teenagers—United States—Longitudinal studies. 5. Adolescence—
United States. I. Title. II. Series.
HQ796.W325 1998
305.235’0973’091732—dc21 97-45296
CIP
New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper,
and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability.
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5
To “Malcolm” and “Eva”
Contents
5. Desire and Betrayal in Friendships
6. “I Never Put Anyone in Front of My Mother”
7. Maintaining a “Positive Attitude”/Fearing Death
9. Racism, Sexism, and Difference
Acknowledgments
First and foremost, I wish to express my gratitude to the adolescents who were willing to share their stories with me and my colleagues. Without their patience, cooperation, and wisdom, this book would not have been written. I am also grateful to the Henry Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College
