Transcending gangs : Latinas story their experience /

Transcending gangs : Latinas story their experience /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rossmann, Liliana Castañeda.
Imprint:	New York : Hampton Press, c2013.
Description:	xii, 335 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Hampton Press communication series : social approaches to interaction Hampton Press communication series. Social approaches to interaction.
Subject:	Female gang members -- United States. Hispanic American teenage girls -- Social conditions. Female gang members. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8957097

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ISBN:	9781612890968 (hbk.) 1612890962 (hbk.) 9781612890975 (pbk.) 1612890970 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.

Table of 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