I really enjoyed Sullivan's compilation of research on delinquent behavior (well what I took the paper to be doing!). It was something that is of great interest to me. As I read the chapter I found myself refering to the references and attempting to develop a reading list that was related to Juvenile Delinquency. I also like the fact that rather than discarding previous (old 1930's) research they built on it! It seems that the authors for ethnographic works are more interested in building on (turtle on top of turtle!) than there peers who seem to often spend alot of energy on disproving others findings. That being said I do think that we should not accept all research as good and have to have an ability to acknowledge research that may not be "good".
I really enjoyed Corsaro writings and think he raised some great questions and insights. I like the idea of longitudinal international ethnography. I was very interested in his observations of the students change from headstart to kindergarten. The little girls struggle to be like the majority was telling to me as an educator in that I HAVE to be aware of all the reasons for behavior and not isolate it to a classroom context!
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