Troubles in Smurftown: Youth Gangs and Moral Visions on Guam.

Schmitz, Stephen; Christopher, John Chambers

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ERIC Number: EJ543414

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Publication Date: 1997

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Troubles in Smurftown: Youth Gangs and Moral Visions on Guam.

Schmitz, Stephen; Christopher, John Chambers

Child Welfare, v76 n3 p411-28 May-Jun 1997

Examined youth gang problem in U.S. Guam. Found that changes in island traditionalism and culture wrought by modern society and modern Western individualism can isolate some youth. Concluded that gang members must be viewed as members of a culture that proposes moral visions and prescribes group behaviors for its membership. (Author/SD)

Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Ethics, Integrity, Juvenile Gangs, Moral Development, Moral Values, Peer Groups, Social Change, Sociocultural Patterns, Value Judgment, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Guam

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