Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Padilla has dealt with gang drug dealing—one of the more sensationalized features of urban life—n a down-to-earth and realistic fashion. The reader begins to understand poor minority adolescents in a broad sociological context. This book is a significant contribution to urban ethnography." -- Joan Moore * University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee *
"Padilla has dealt with gang drug dealing—one of the more sensationalized features of urban life—n a down-to-earth and realistic fashion. The reader begins to understand poor minority adolescents in a broad sociological context. This book is a significant contribution to urban ethnography." -- Joan Moore * University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. In Search of a Gang to Study
Chapter 2. A Changing Neighborhood
Chapter 3. Turning: Becoming a Gang Member
Chapter 4. The Diamonds as a Business Enterprise
Chapter 5. Becoming a Street-level Dealer
Chapter 6. Future Aspirations and Limitations: The Catch-22 Consequence of Gang Participation
Conclusion
Reference List
Index
