Study guide and discussion questions for Code of the Street Chapter 3. Come prepared to discuss the discussion questions next week (for the online class, discuss these questions this week on our discussion board).

In Anderson’s discussion of crime in inner-city Philadelphia, how does he describe the stickup?

According to Anderson, in his discussion of crime in inner-city Philadelphia, why do inner-city community members do little about the drug trade?

According to Anderson, in his discussion of crime in inner-city Philadelphia, what factors explain why young people get involved in the drug trade?

What is your experience with drugs and crime?

How is the drug trade in the middle-class world different from the inner city?

How are crime and criminals different in the middle-class world?