The projects : gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles / James Diego Vigil ; foreword by Thomas S. Weisner.

The projects : gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles /

In this work, Vigil adds to the tradition of poverty research and elaborates on the association of family dynamics and gang membership. The main objective of his research was to discover what factors make some families more vulnerable to gang membership, and why gang resistance was evidenced in simi...

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Main Author: Vigil, James Diego, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Gangs > California > Los Angeles.
Gang members > Family relationships > California > Los Angeles.
Poor families > California > Los Angeles.
Public housing > California > Los Angeles.
Pico Gardens (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Social conditions.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions.
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