| Gangs Contributor(s): Swift, Richard (Author), Springer, Jane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 088899978X ISBN-13: 9780888999788 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 364.106 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Series: Groundwork Guides (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Street gangs have exploded in popularity worldwide. Tattoos, baggy pants, tagging, gangsta style clothes -- this unspoken threat is always just around the corner in most of the world's major cities. In search of a sense of identity and belonging that their world has denied them, young people are pushed into gangs by a witch's brew of violence, guns, drugs, racism, poverty, families under pressure, and ever-widening slums. Gangs exposes the roots of the problem, from the bidonvilles of France to the favelas of Brazil. It offers a startling analysis of the complicity of the adult world, as well as hard-hitting reforms that might just undermine the appeal of gang life. Most of all, it shows that we fail to understand gangs at our peril. |