God's Gangs : Barrio Ministry, Masculinity, and Gang Recovery /

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Los Angeles is the epicenter of the American gang problem. Rituals and customs from Los Angeles' eastside gangs, including hand signals, graffiti, and clothing styles, have spread to small towns and big cities alike. Many see the problem with gangs as related to urban marginality - for a Latino...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flores, Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hispanic American gangs.
Church work with Hispanic Americans.
Church and social problems.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Gangs americains d'origine latino-americaine > Californie > Los Angeles.
Ex-gangsters > Services > Californie > Los Angeles.
Église et problemes sociaux > Californie > Los Angeles.
Hommes americains d'origine latino-americaine > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales.
Hispanic American gangs > California > Los Angeles.
Ex-gang members > Rehabilitation > California > Los Angeles.
Ex-gang members > Services for > California > Los Angeles.
Church work with Hispanic Americans > California > Los Angeles.
Church and social problems > California > Los Angeles.
Hispanic American men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Latino Crime Threat : A Century of Race, Marginality, and Public Policy in Los Angeles
  • Into the Underclass or Out of the Barrio? : Immigrant Integration in Latino Los Angeles
  • Recovery from Gang Life : Two Models of Faith and Reintegration
  • Reformed Barrio Masculinity : Eight Cases of Recovery from Gang Life
  • Masculinity and the Podium : Discourse in Gang Recovery
  • From Shaved to Saved : Embodied Gang Recovery.

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