Guns, violence, and identity among African American and Latino youth / Deanna L. Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, Deanna Lyn, 1968-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth and violence--New York (State).

Youth and violence.

Firearms--Social aspects.

Firearms.

Neighborhoods--Social aspects.

Neighborhoods.

New York (State).

Youth with social disabilities--New York (State)--Psychology.

Youth with social disabilities.

Psychology.

African American young men--New York (State)--Social conditions.

African American young men.

Social conditions.

Hispanic American young men--New York (State)--Social conditions.

Hispanic American young men.

Violence in adolescence.

Identity (Psychology) in youth.

Physical Description:

x, 299 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Setting the Empirical Context 7

Chapter 2 The Research Process 27

Chapter 3 Neighborhood: An Ecology of Danger 45

Chapter 4 Family: One Important Developmental Context 65

Chapter 5 Peers, Social Networks, and Other Affiliations 99

Chapter 6 Limited Opportunities: Education and Employment Experiences 111

Chapter 7 Decision Making In Violent Events: An Examination of Sparks and Other Motivational Factors 127

Chapter 8 Processes and Contingencies of Violent Events 177

Chapter 9 Violent Events and Social Identity: Specifying the Relationship between Respect and Masculinity 221

Appendix A The Columbia University Gun Study Final Interview Protocol 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.

ISBN:

1593320094

OCLC:

51983615