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In this work, Vigil adds to the tradition of poverty research and elaborates on the association of family dynamics and gang membership. The main objective of his research was to discover what factors make some families more vulnerable to gang membership, and why gang resistance was evidenced in simi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vigil, James Diego, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Gangs > California > Los Angeles.
Gang members > Family relationships > California > Los Angeles.
Poor families > California > Los Angeles.
Public housing > California > Los Angeles.
Gangsters > Relations familiales > Californie > Los Angeles.
Familles pauvres > Californie > Los Angeles.
Logement social > Californie > Los Angeles.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Gang members > Family relationships
Gangs
Poor families
Public housing
Social conditions
Bande
Familie
Soziale Situation
Subkultur
Unterschicht
Familienstruktur
Unterprivilegierter
Gäng > Förenta staterna > Los Angeles.
Pico Gardens (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Social conditions.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions.
California > Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this work, Vigil adds to the tradition of poverty research and elaborates on the association of family dynamics and gang membership. The main objective of his research was to discover what factors make some families more vulnerable to gang membership, and why gang resistance was evidenced in similarly situatied non-gang-involved families.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
ISBN:0292795092
9780292795099

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