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Intro

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he studied the relations between black and white adolescents in an urban environment (South London) and was concerned with racism

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Findings

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a strong link between language & ethnic identity for this generation & that their language use combatted racism through being virtually indistinguishable from other locally born British whilst speaking local English. But they could mark themselves out & show solidarity with other afro-caribbeans by using the local Jamaican creole.

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Cultural showcasing

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white youths use creole form to show off, verbally and socially

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Private arrangement

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special relationships promoting the norms of black-white interaction in an informal manner

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Evaluation weakness’

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only studied in south London, youths, one class and didn’t include other ethnicities like Asian