Gangs, marginalised youth and social capital /

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Author / Creator:Deuchar, Ross.
Imprint:Stoke on Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2009.
Description:xvii, 168 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7916630
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ISBN:9781858564449 (pbk.)
1858564441 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p.157-164) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Glossary of slang terms and Glasgow idioms
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Gangs, territoriality and the impact on youth and social capital
  • Chapter 1. Anti-social behaviour, gangs and marginalised youth
  • Chapter 2. The young people, their communities and the research methods
  • Chapter 3. '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
  • Chapter 4. 'See the buzz, I used to love it...' gangs, violence and youth identity
  • Chapter 5. 'It's human nature to hate or discriminate against something you fear' racism and its relationship with gangs
  • Chapter 6. 'It's just a bit of harmless banter!' football, gangs and sectarianism
  • Chapter 7. Life through a lens: social capital theories and marginalised youth in Glasgow
  • Part 2. Re-building social capital among marginalised youth
  • Chapter 8. 'I'd never have seen mysel' walkin' doon the street wi' these people! re-building social capital in schools
  • Chapter 9. 'The coaches make you feel as if you are somethin"...' sport and youth mentoring as a catalyst for building social capital
  • Chapter10. Tackling gangs, marginalised youth and social capital: the journey continues
  • References
  • Index