Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence Beyond Risk

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ISBN: 9781403967220 | 1403967229
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/9/2007

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Valdez takes a unique look at the adolescent female, focusing on Mexican American girls who are particularly vulnerable to violence due to the environmental, economic, and cultural factors associated with life in the Mexican American barrio.

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
List of Tables and Figures	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Life and Gangs on the West Side	p. 15
The Research Process: Acquiring Access, Maintaining Visibility, and Establishing Rapport	p. 45
Families in a Dangerous Community	p. 59
Risk Behaviors: Delinquency, Violence, Substance Use, and Sexual Relations	p. 83
Sexual and Physical Violent Victimization	p. 109
The Situational Context of Dating Violence	p. 135
Explaining Intimate-Partner Violence: Family, Drugs, and Psychosocial Factors	p. 155
Conclusion	p. 175
Appendix	p. 183
References	p. 191
Index	p. 205
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