Each participant will read Jay MacLeod’s Ain’t No Makin’ It and provide (1) a brief summary of the book’s findings and (2) a sociologically informed response to this question: How important were (1)...

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Title: Ain`t No Making It
    In the book named ‘Ain`t No Making It’, the financial problems, segregation, school environment, and other issues that affect the performance of a student in school are highlighted. The writer of the book, Jay MacLeod sheds light on the elements of aspiration and attainment in the low income sections of the society. Findings are presented in the book about fifteen boys that reside in the public housing and go to public schools. ‘Ain`t No Making It’ is based on the accomplishment philosophy, which is the conviction that achievement must be gotten through difficult work and instruction. There are two Clinique groups mentioned in the book which are the Hallway Hanger and the Brothers. Hallway Hanger group mainly consisted the white individuals who discriminated the African Americans of the other group on the ground of race. The former group appreciated fighting capabilities, drugs, imprisonment, poor academic performance, etc. But on the other hand the members of the Brothers group...