God's gangs : barrio ministry, masculinity, and gang recovery / Edward Orozco Flores.

God's gangs : barrio ministry, masculinity, and gang recovery / Edward Orozco Flores.

"Los Angeles is the epicenter of the American gang problem. Rituals and customs from Los Angeles' eastside gangs, including hand signals, graffiti, and clothing styles, have spread to small towns and big cities alike. Many see the problem with gangs as related to urban marginality--for a L...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Flores, Edward.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Hispanic American men > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Church and social problems > California > Los Angeles.
Church work with Hispanic Americans > California > Los Angeles.
Ex-gang members > Services for > California > Los Angeles.
Ex-gang members > Rehabilitation > California > Los Angeles.
Hispanic American gangs > California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Latino Crime Threat: A Century of Race, Marginality, and Public Policy in Los Angeles; 2. Into the Underclass or Out of the Barrio? Immigrant Integration in Latino Los Angeles; 3. Recovery from Gang Life: Two Models of Faith and Reintegration; 4. Reformed Barrio Masculinity: Eight Cases of Recovery from Gang Life; 5. Masculinity and the Podium: Discourse in Gang Recovery; 6. From Shaved to Saved: Embodied Gang Recovery; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T.
  • UV; W; Y; About the Author.

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