[jQuery] get paragraph text from a ul

[jQuery] get paragraph text from a ul


i'm new to jquery and have a problem with a ul. i'm trying to get the
value of p from the list can someone help me out?
jquery->
$(".menu_item").click(function(){
        if ($(this).('p').text = 'Home')
        {
            window.location.href="index.html";
        }
    })
html ->
<ul class="menu_list">
        <li>
            <p class="menu_item">Home
        </li>
        <li>
            <p class="menu_item">Bla
            <div class="menu_subitems">
                <ul>2007</ul>
                <ul>2008</ul>
            </div>
        </li>
</ul>