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Download full textVigil, James Diego – 1997
Gangs have become a fixture in the Mexican American populations of southern California and other regions, spreading from low-income neighborhoods in the Southwest to working class and lower-middle class suburban areas. The development and institutionalization of gangs have involved many factors, including racial discrimination and economic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Disadvantaged Youth, Identification (Psychology)
