Youth Gangs in an English City

by Judith Aldridge, Robert Ralphs, Juanjo Medina

Book Overview

This book describes the results of over two years in the field conducting ethnographic research on youth gangs in an English city.

It traces the emergence and evolution of street gangs in various areas of the city, with a particular focus on the features of these groups (including ethnicity and the role of women), the role of violence and territoriality in their dynamics and processes of identity formation, as well as the role of drug selling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415502616
• ISBN13: 9780415502610
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages