NCJ Number
147247
Journal
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Volume: 64 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1974) Pages: 491-505
Date Published
1974
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article discusses wall graffiti as indicators of attitudes, behavioral dispositions, and social pressures in settings where direct measurement is difficult.
Abstract
The authors analyze the autographed inscriptions of inner city Philadelphia "graffiti kings" in terms of their style, motivation, and preferred setting. Graffiti written by teenage gangs delineate their turf or area of control; their content may indicate contested space and gang violence. Graffiti in an ethnic neighborhood identify tension zones related to social change. Figures, footnotes