James Diego Vigil

Barrio Gangs: Street Life and Identity in Southern California

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dr. Vigil introduces us to the history of Chicano gangs in Los Angeles, pointing out that many of these gangs have existed in the same neighborhood for three generations.

Produktdetails

• Cmas Mexican American Monograp
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of University of Texas
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780292711198
• ISBN-10: 0292711190
• Artikelnr.: 21136306

Autorenporträt

James Diego Vigil is Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.

Inhaltsangabe

* Foreword
* Preface
* 1. Introduction
* 2. Ecological and Socioeconomic Background to Emergence of Street
Gangs
* 3. Sociocultural Factors in the Choloization of the Mexican American
Youth
* Population
* 4. Four Life Histories-Wizard, Geronimo, Freddie, and Henry
* 5. The Gang Subculture as a Lifeway: Structure, Process, and Form
* 6. The Notorious Side of the Gang Subculture
* 7. Psychodynamics of Gangs
* 8. Conclusion
* Glossary
* References
* Index