Research Catalog

Title

Gangs, marginalised youth and social capital / Ross Deuchar.

Author

Deuchar, Ross

Publication

Stoke on Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2009.

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Description

xvii, 168 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Adolescents are routinely demonised by politicians and the media. Ross Deuchar's compelling research into the views of some of the toughest - youths who are growing up in socially deprived urban areas of Glasgow in Scotland - reveals the true facts. They talked to him about their lives, gang culture and territoriality and he passes on their words and analyses what he learned from them." "These 16-18 year olds, some of them asylum seekers or from ethnic minority backgrounds. have become disenfranchised by educational failure, unemployment and poverty, but there are also young people who have overcome great challenges. Deuchar shows that many resist or move quickly out of gangs, especially when there are attractive alternatives to engage them and offer them opportunities to build social capital in legitimate fields such as sport and civic participation." "Here is a book written for everyone who works with young people from disadvantaged groups, whether in schools or youth organisations. It is especially relevant to academic researchers with an interest in social capital and to community educationalists and youth leaders, secondary teachers and students who are studying towards qualifications in community education and youth work. The book will also be essential reading for those concerned with community welfare: the politicians, the police, community sports development officers and youth coaches."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Gangs > Glasgow
• Marginality, Social > Glasgow
• Juvenile delinquency > Glasgow
• Social interaction in youth > Glasgow
• Social capital (Sociology) > Glasgow

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p.157-164) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Gangs, territoriality and the impact on youth and social capital. Anti-social behaviour, gangs and marginalised youth -- The young people, their communities and the research methods -- 'Not a lot of people would come here...it's got the reputation of knife crime and junkies!' young people's perceptions about their local neighbourhoods and territories -- 'See the buzz, i used to love it...' gangs, violence and youth identity -- 'It's human nature to hate or discriminate against something you fear' racism and its relationship with gangs -- 'It's just a bit of harmless banter!' football, gangs and sectarianism -- Life through a lens: social capital theories and marginalised youth in Glasgow -- Re-building social capital among marginalised youth. 'I'd never have seen mysel' walkin' doon the street wi' these people!' re-building social capital in schools -- 'The coaches make you feel as if you are somethin'...' sport and youth mentoring as a catalyst for building social capital -- Tackling gangs, marginalised youth and social capital: the journey continues.

ISBN

• 9781858564449 (pbk.)
• 1858564441 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2009504567

OCLC

316829316

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library