People see Andy as a gang member instead of individual which means you 're just judging him die to him wearing the jacket. The last energy he had he decided to take off the silk jacket because he wanted to be identified as an individual and not simply as a gang member. For that reason the cop thought he was only a gang member which was a misunderstanding what you wear doesn 't identify you so all the visitors just did was judge.
Victor M. Rios was born in Mexico. When he was two years old he immigrated with his mother to Oakland, California. He went through a tough childhood and he and his mother moved several times throughout poor neighborhoods such as West Oakland, The Fruitvale District, and Elmhurst. As a result of growing up in this kind of environments he was forced to be part of Latino East Oakland gangs. Stealing cars, selling drugs, getting into street fights and having problems with police was all he would do until he was 15 years old.
Bridge 1 Gangsters Without Borders by T.W. Ward is an ethnography about the El Salvadorian gang Mara Salvatrucha. Ward chose to focus the majority of his research on the male members in order to earn their trust. With that in mind, I am presuming that the views of women portrayed in this ethnography are fundamentally the thoughts of its male members. Nonetheless, early on in my reading on this ethnography, I identified the role gender plays not only for the ethnographer but also for the gang members. The gender roles for these gang members mimic those of most societies, although some of the roles appear contradictory.
(1)Settlement is a small community of people living in a new place and the settlement movement is “an attempt by some Progressive intellectuals to bridge what they saw as an ever*widening cultural gap between the rich and poor” (Roberts 1). So the main purpose of the settlement movement is establishing of "settlement houses" in underprivileged areas, so middle class student sociologist can live there to have better understanding the life of the poor people. Then, they can share their knowledge to better understand and help the society. Jane Addams, an American social worker, sociologist, is also the cofounder of the Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in the U.S. Adams believes ”posits knowledge is only gained through experiences”
Norma Mendoza-Denton spent time in the mid-1990s with Latina girls who were gang members of the Nurteñas and the Sureñas, and wrote the ethnography Homegirls about her observations. The girls interviewed all attended the same school, Sor Juana High School, in Southern California, not far from Los Angeles. The Latina girls she observed were immigrants from Mexico, mostly not by choice. They separated themselves into their gangs by whether they felt more connected to their traditional Mexican heritage or to their American side. Norma conducted participant observations and interviewed both the girls and other gang members they introduced her to.
Boyle started the non-profit organization Homeboy Industries, which helped gang members attain jobs, get tattoos removed, and seek higher education. What started off as small operation soon blossomed into a huge enterprise that helped thousands of gang members find jobs and leave their former lifestyles behind. Tattoos on the Heart is a masterful weaving of numerous anecdotes, all of which were derived from Boyle’s personal experiences while serving as the leader of Dolores Mission Church and Homeboy Industries. The book is full of stories of both redemption and tragedy, but it points the way for a new understanding of gang members as humans no less worthy of God’s love than anyone else. The themes of kinship and compassion run through nearly every page of the work, as Boyle explains that the best way to truly reach the hearts and minds of homies is to show them love, hope, and compassion.
Introduction: ‘But you know- I’ve been through a trauma life- but you know, life goes on.’ (Bourgois, 2003, p221) Throughout this essay I will explore the character of Candy in the light of a victim, a criminal and a respected character. I believe Candy is an excellent representation of gender in El Barrio which Bourgois has shown us in his book ‘In Search of Respect.’
Luis was a young student who once fought for the Federalists, but knew they were not truly fighting for the right cause. Luis was extremely knowledgeable, always educated the group, and wanted to keep a good reputation for the rebels, seemingly because they were the underdogs and people doubted them. Luis’s morality was questioned when he stole from Don Monico’s house when he told Demetrio not to. Not only was this a form of hypocrisy, but an example of a parody in the novel. “He was astonished: it contained two diamonds, of very pure glint, set in a figure mount.
Drug traffickers in the favelas “took advantage of the state’s unwillingness” to provide safety and stability, and “[repressed] crime in favelas,” and also “harshly” reprimanded “anyone who cooperated with the police” (16). It is a common view throughout the favelas that “drug traffickers guaranteed safety while the police were criminals,” which perpetuates the stereotype that favelas are “fortresses for drug dealers” (37, 5). Many of the traficantes “were themselves from favelas” which allowed for the drug dealers to obtain power, since familial ties permeated all aspects of the morro (52). These close ties perpetuated the belief that the police brought violence and chaos to the favela, since the police were “the outsiders who disrupt an otherwise peaceful and harmonious… community” (38). The outside community, including the police, understood the favelas “distinct spaces cut off from the rest of the city,” but this is not a one sided belief (153).
The Blood street gang has become the most brutal and famous criminal associations.. Initially it consisted of mostly African-Americans but today the bloods include Hispanics, Asians, and many other ethnicities. Crimes that the Bloods were involved in may include murder, assault, robbery, and drug distribution. Blood members are around 15,000 to 20,000. They can either be highly or loosely organized gangs with little experience.
The city of Las Vegas has changed rapidly from becoming a beautiful city to a violent place to live in. The city has seemed a rise in homicides as well in the last few years. The strong presences of these gangs are taking innocent lives and making the community a harder place to raise a family in. Many of the gangs in Vegas account for most the drug trade, as well as the staggering homicide rate. The gang problem is not only a problem in Las Vegas, but it is all over the world.
Whether a playful refusal or an active embodiment of violent discourse, the affirmation that violence “es prity” unmasks the aesthetic bling and spectacle of violence that the ghetto film genre exploits. The sequence flies in the face of formulaic narratives like “The World’s Most Dangerous Gang,” in which remorseful gang members confess their sins and beg forgiveness for their transgressions. In this exchange and throughout the film, viewers receive no definitive explanations of urban violence. Something about the “real” always defies
This article talks about the film, "Scarface" directed by Brian De Palma in 1983. It surrounds the life of Antonio Montana who is basically a drug lord, and how he earned respect, power, and money through selling illegal goods while being an immigrant in the USA. Since, the article used Venkatesh's corporation theory on the social organization on street gangs, the film "Scarface" was the ideal film to represent Vankastesh's theory. Venkatesh's theory showed how the street gang began to involve in selling drugs, and using their economic expansion to become part of the community. Street gangs exist because of the lack of family structure, legitimate economies, and cultural awareness.
Julio, on the other hand, lives in highly ethnically diverse Los Angeles as one of the immigrant children devoid of family ties. This immediate environment of family is what Bronfenbrenner calls the microsystem. Luis enjoyed a physical presence and handling of the eleven family members in their home. But for Julio, it was a negative experience when aspect of physical development as she just a mere immigrant without parents around to give her moral support. On a worldwide perspective, both Julio and Luis desire a better world beyond theirs.
Hundreds of restaurants closed due to the lack of business and insecurity; even the tennis club were I used to practice had to close up. Juarez a city of 1 million habitants became a ghost town. But my family and I could not leave our beloved city behind; we had to stay, until October the 1st, 2010. It was an ordinary Monday at my middle school, but when I got home, my mother answered a phone call, a phone call that would change my life. A group of criminals had kidnapped my father, and they wanted 2 million pesos for his life.
