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Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence : Beyond Risk / by A. Valdez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valdez, Avelardo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Latin America.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Sex.
- Political sociology.
- Race.
- Criminology.
- Political science.
- Latin American Culture.
- Gender Studies.
- Political Sociology.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Political Theory.
- Local Subjects:
- Latin American Culture.
- Gender Studies.
- Political Sociology.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Criminology.
- Political Theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from overseas. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. Valdez focuses on Mexican-American females who are particularly vulnerable to violence victimization by virtue of the environmental, economic, and cultural factors.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Life and Gangs on the West Side; Chapter 3 The Research Process: Acquiring Access, Maintaining Visibility, and Establishing Rapport; Chapter 4 Families in a Dangerous Community; Chapter 5 Risk Behaviors: Delinquency, Violence, Substance Use, and Sexual Relations; Chapter 6 Sexual and Physical Violent Victimization; Chapter 7 The Situational Context of Dating Violence; Chapter 8 Explaining Intimate-Partner Violence: Family, Drugs, and Psychosocial Factors; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Appendix
- ReferencesIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611361334
- 9781281361332
- 128136133X
- 9780230601833
- 0230601839
- OCLC:
- 314776007
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