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Transcending gangs : Latinas story their experience / Liliana Castañeda Rossmann.

Title
Transcending gangs : Latinas story their experience / Liliana Castañeda Rossmann.
Author
Rossmann, Liliana Castañeda.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Hampton Press, c2013.

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Description
xii, 335 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
The Hampton Press communication series. Social Approaches to Interaction
Uniform Title
Hampton Press communication series. Social approaches to interaction.
Subject
  • Female gang members > United States
  • Hispanic American teenage girls > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. I: Introducing the concepts. A story of stories -- Relevant gang research -- A primer on storytelling and transcendence -- Pt. II: Themes. Inhabiting the gang -- Family violence -- Tattoos and identity -- Of colors and names, or "what good are colors for, anyway?" -- In la vida loca, "you get up to get high" -- "Time served!" -- Mother'hood -- Loyalty and respect -- Betrayal -- The narrative of redemption -- Pt. III: Applications for practice and theory. Disinhabiting the gang -- Transcending gangs -- Conclusion : the story of Esperanza
ISBN
  • 9781612890968 (hbk.)
  • 1612890962 (hbk.)
  • 9781612890975 (pbk.)
  • 1612890970 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2012016437
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library