Details

Subject(s)

• Gang members—United States [Browse]
• Gangs—United States [Browse]
• Youth—United States—Attitudes [Browse]

Series

• Alternative criminology series [More in this series]
• Alternative Criminology Series

Summary note

The color of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair and many other features have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. But it's not just what is worn, it's how : a hat tilted to the left or right, creases in pants, an ironed shirt not tucked in, baggy pants. For those who live in inner cities with a heavy gang presence, such highly stylized rules are not simply about fashion, but markers of "who you claim," that is, who one affiliates with, and how one wishes to be seen. In this carefully researched ethnographic.

Source of description

Print version record.

ISBN

• 9780814733141 (electronic bk.)
• 081473314X (electronic bk.)

OCLC

779828450

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