Real Gangstas : Legitimacy, Reputation, and Violence in the Intergang Environment /

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Real Gangstas relies on the tradition of urban ethnography to provide a unique and intimate look at the lives of street gang members in Indianapolis, IN. For eighteen months, Timothy R. Lauger interviewed and observed a mix of fifty-five gang members, former gang members, and non-gang street offende...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lauger, Timothy R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Youth and violence.
Gangs.
Gang members.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
Violence chez les jeunes > États-Unis.
Gangsters > États-Unis.
Gangs > États-Unis.
Youth and violence > United States.
Gang members > United States.
Gangs > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gangs and their environments
  • Joining a gang
  • The dilution narrative
  • The paradox of legitimacy
  • Known in Naptown
  • Teenage gossip and the presentation of self
  • The violent encounter
  • Hope, intervention, and tragedy.

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