LEADER 03202nam 2200541 450 001 9910787438403321 005 20230607205836.0 010 $a0-292-74814-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000337420 035 $a(EBL)3571906 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001471676 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11851241 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001471676 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11432758 035 $a(PQKB)10499804 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571906 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11012391 035 $a(OCoLC)654211512 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571906 035 $a(DE-B1597)587955 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292748149 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000337420 100 $a20020124h20022002 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA rainbow of gangs $estreet cultures in the mega-city /$fJames Diego Vigil ; foreword by Joan W. Moore 210 1$aAustin :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d[2002] 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-78748-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [188]-209) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Looking at gangs cross-culturally -- Mexican Americans in the barrios of Los Angeles -- "I just wanted to act loco" : Puppet's story -- Blacks in Los Angeles : from Central Avenue to South Central Los Angeles -- "I noticed the problem but never had the cure" : Mookie's story -- Vietnamese in Southern California -- "You couldn't hang by yourself" : Huc's story -- Salvadorans in Los Angeles : the Pico-Union area -- "Where is my father?" : Arturo's story -- Charting a new future for urban youth. 330 $aWith nearly 1,000 gangs and 200,000 gang members, Los Angeles holds the dubious distinction of being the youth gang capital of the United States. The process of street socialization that leads to gang membership now cuts across all ethnic groups, as evidenced by the growing numbers of gangs among recent immigrants from Asia and Latin America. This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups-Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian. James Diego Vigil begins at the community level, examining how destabilizing forces and marginalizing changes have disrupted the normal structures of parenting, schooling, and policing, thereby compelling many youths to grow up on the streets. He then turns to gang members' life stories to show how societal forces play out in individual lives. His findings provide a wealth of comparative data for scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement personnel seeking to respond to the complex problems associated with gangs. 606 $aGangs$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles 615 0$aGangs 676 $a364.1/06/60979494 700 $aVigil$b James Diego$f1938-$01510951 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787438403321 996 $aA rainbow of gangs$93743949 997 $aUNINA