SOCC30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Class, Social Alienation, Social Justice
Document Summary
Girl gangs have been a small but persistent feature in large american cities since. There are few all girl gangs" and the few that exist as a female version of. Female gang members play very traditional gender roles carrying weapons, for the early 20th century existing male gangs instance. Additional notes: gangs are more of an american phenomenon than in other countries. In gang literature, other countries usually compare to the us. Girl gang members tend to be secondary or subordinate members of male gangs. Female gang members carry the weapons since they"re less likely to be searched by the police. Disadvantaged individuals and disadvantaged communities (often racial minorities) Additional notes: back in the 19th century to early 20th century, most american gangs were largely white gangs (european immigrants firm italy, poland, ireland, etc. ) Immigration to the us has been increasingly of racial minorities. Additional notes: as see in the documentary, gang identity is really important.
