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High School Interview in South Phoenix:Stevie:
- Places you feel are dangerous: Scottsdale and Chandler - Acting Ghetto is a frame of mind - In other areas things are just more hushed - Ghetto is like someone going to the market in their pajamas - At night when your walking: Don’t walk alone or dress “slutty” and carry maze (protection) - If there is anything bad about their school it would be weed, but there are so many other schools on the Westside and so on that have crack, ecstasy, etc. - Administration helps them to succeed. - Where do you hang out after school: At the liquor store (candy), extracurricular activities, and work - Changing the name from South Phoenix to South Mountain Village: The name will only harm residents because the name has personal meaning behind it.
Sally:
- Scared to be on the Southside - Administration is not good - Feels South Phoenix is Dangerous - Lives in the newer area of South Phoenix
David:
- Has had no robbery in his house since he was born (doesn’t feel S.Phoenix is dangerous) - People drive crazy in South Phoenix - Likes S. Phoenix, would love to raise his own family in the newer area of South Phoenix - Ghettos exists all over Arizona not just South Phoenix
Tony:
- The media makes things bigger when things happen in South Phoenix - Groups of people who act Ghetto, it is usually just that - Tony has a job, does extracurricular activities, and takes Community College classes on his free time or after school - Administration has close relationships with the students - Friend almost got kidnapped in Chandler
Dorothy:
- Fears the “Crack heads” and protection against it is a dog and/or a gun - Ghetto is in all groups and it just depends on the person - Fears Hispanic men - No one uses the word “nigger” only pure black people can - Against half whites and blacks using the word “nigger” - Has a job and does extracurricular activities - Close to the administration
General:
-3/4 of students were African American -12/24 students born in S. Phoenix -12/24 student’s parent(s) born in S. Phoenix - Use of the word nigger is freely used in class - Isaac is afraid of the Westside (avenues) - Racism exists in South Phoenix (14/ 24 agrees)
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