Corridor Cultures Marc Becker Becker Remembered for his store’s extravagant

Remembered for his store’s extravagant holiday decorations and displays

or human behavior

going home meant learning to live in a hostile

and economically prosperous urban communities

as the contributors to Smoke and Mirrors tell us

Corridor Cultures Marc Becker Becker Remembered for his store’s extravagantFor many students, the classroom is not the central focus of school. The school's corridors and doorways are areas largely given over to student control, and it is here that they negotiate their cultural identities and status among their peer groups. The flavor of this corridor culture tends to reflect the values and culture of the surrounding community. Based on participant observation in a racially segregated high school in New York City, Corridor