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MacLeod does not reach a solution to these inequalities and processes in his book, but he does contribute a wealth of detailed, lively material that illuminates the process of "leveling" of aspiration that happens in low-income families. His primary material is conversations with the boys which is quoted in the text almost verbatim.
The two groups of boys, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers, differ from each other quite significantly in their level of aspiration and in their ways of relating to themselves and the world at large. The Hallway Hangers, mostly white, have developed a cultural code for themselves which requires that they "be bad" in order to be good (23). This code values theft, crime, drugs, alcohol, using girls, money, and prison terms. This particular culture within the Hallway Hangers has been developed over several generations and almost completely p
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