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Code of the Street

By: Matthew Oware
In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Edited by: Richard T. Schaefer
Subject:Race & Ethnicity
Keywords:assault; code of the street; coding; inner city; middle class; police; urban

The code of the street, a term coined by sociologist Elijah Anderson, refers to a hypothesized set of informal rules and expectations that dictate interpersonal behavior among urban residents. Individuals in urban settings must display a propensity to ...

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  Oware, M. (2008). Code of the street. In R. T. Schaefer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society (Vol. 1, pp. 313-314). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n123
  
  Oware, Matthew. "Code of the Street." In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Schaefer, Richard T., 313-14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n123.
  
  Oware, M. 2008. Code of the Street. In: Richard T. Schaefer Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 313-314 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n123> [Accessed 12 May 2021].
  
  Oware, Matthew. "Code of the Street." Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 313-14. SAGE Knowledge. 12 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n123.
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