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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Rationale and methods
  • A history of the Cuatro Flats barrio gang
  • The gang subculture: change and continuity
  • The Pico Gardens clique
  • A gang life
  • Cholas in the world of gangs
  • Why children either avoid or affiliate with gangs
  • Families not involved with gangs
  • A closer look at gang-affiliated families
  • Gang prevention and intervention strategies over time
  • Conclusion and recommendations.

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