Bourgois ethics in ISOR

• Social marginalisation encounters problems with the politics of representation. Polarises around race and individual self-worth. Reinforcing negative stereotypes
• Talking about uncomfortable topics and situations- witnessing the horrors among those he's researched
• Political Implications
• Racist "common sense" from white people- belief that it is 'too dangerous' to venture into poor African American or latino neighbourhoods
• People perceiving Bourgois as a 'fed' due to stereotypes, putting him in danger
• Risk of getting mugged
• subgroups who participate in drug dealing market shape mainstream society's perspective on the 'ghetto' disproportional to its objective danger
• "culture of terror" conveying dominating effect of widespread violence in a vulnerable society.
• Primo and Caesar organising gang rapes- Bourgois' presence and acting as a 'friend' can be seen as if he is condemning behaviour- involvement in illegal acts
• 'Friendship' with Primo and Caesar could have been used by them to gain trust and commit crimes
• How can Bourgois be seen as a victim? He was born into a working class family and was raised in a working class neighbourhood
• Ethical dilemma regarding Bourgois obtaining deep relationships with women about sensitive topic regarding their experience being a woman in El Barrio, and tape recording them.;