The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles

by James Diego Vigil

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2008 -- ALLA Prize for Best Book on Latina/o Anthropology

The Pico Gardens housing development in East Los Angeles has a high percentage of resident families with a history of persistent poverty, gang involvement, and crime. In some families, members of three generations have belonged to gangs. Many other Pico Gardens families, however, have managed to avoid the cycle of gang involvement.

In this work, Vigil adds to the tradition...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0292717318

ISBN13:9780292717312

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.82 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Cultural Marriage & Family Social Science Social Sciences Urban

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