Youth Street Gangs - A Critical Appraisal

List of contents

Introduction 1. Gangs and the Community – History From Below 2. Divergent Gazes: From Humanism to Hobbesian Positivism and Social Reproduction 3. Gangs and Situated Resistance: Agency, Structure, Culture and Politics 4. Studying the Gang Critically 5. Imagining Gangs: From Folk Devils to Objects of Desire 6. Reflections From the Field 7. The Need For A Critical Gang Studies 8. Conclusion Appendix: Cultural Criminology and its Practices: a Dialogue Between the Theorist and the Street Researcher, Jock Young and David C. Brotherton.

Product details

• Authors: David Brotherton, David C. Brotherton, Brotherton David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2015
• EAN: 9780415856270
• ISBN: 978-0-415-85627-0
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: New Directions in Critical Criminology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues