Brotherton / Barrios The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation

Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-231-50906-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Brotherton, David C.

Barrios, Luis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Study
The Theory of Gangs
Politics and Gangs
Who are the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation?
The Tradions of King Blood
Non-Gang Traditions I
Non-Gang Traditions II
The Level of Organization and Structure of the Latin Kings
Membership
Identity and Collective Resistance
Goals Versus Acts
Perceived Adversaries
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

David C. Brotherton, a sociologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Luis Barrios, a psychologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Together they edited (along with Louis Kontos) Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives. Luis Barrios is assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches courses on Latino psychology and ethnic studies. He has written several articles on gangs and he is the co-editor (with Louis Kontos and David Brotherton) of Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives, which will be published by Columbia University Press in Spring 2003.