In this paper I will try to present a selection of contexts of young women’s functioning in the gangs. Gangs are traditionally associated with a male identity and a masculine type of criminality, therefore a female participation in the gangs breaks up completely with the essentialist image of femininity and denies the dichotomous division of sexes. A woman as a member of a gang, with her violence oriented attitude and masculinised identity put all the former ideals into question. In this article I will also make reference to the myths concerning female gangs, which among others refer to the conviction that their female members play a secondary part, being a sort of “sattelites” to the male gangsters. Moreover, I will reconstruct the role of...
This study examines the extent of literature on female gang members in the United States and provide...
This chapter explores the experience of girls and young women involved in gang life. By drawing upon...
This paper will draw upon American research on female gangs but the emphasis will be on the rising B...
In this paper I will try to present a selection of contexts of young women’s functioning in the gang...
In this paper I will try to present a selection of contexts of young women’s functioning in the gang...
Women and violence has become a topic of increasing concern. Women's involvement in perpetrating vio...
Based on interviews with 58 gang members in St. Louis, this paper com-pares males ' and females...
Research has documented the enhancement effects of gang involvement for criminal offending, but litt...
Sociologists and criminologists in America have had a longstanding interest in youth gangs dating ba...
Drawing on multiple data sources in St. Louis, this article examines how gendered situational dynami...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
This thesis is an exploratory qualitative study that seeks to capture some of the experiences and ch...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
Young women in Manenberg are often identified by their exposure to violence in the community within ...
This study examines the extent of literature on female gang members in the United States and provide...
This chapter explores the experience of girls and young women involved in gang life. By drawing upon...
This paper will draw upon American research on female gangs but the emphasis will be on the rising B...
In this paper I will try to present a selection of contexts of young women’s functioning in the gang...
In this paper I will try to present a selection of contexts of young women’s functioning in the gang...
Women and violence has become a topic of increasing concern. Women's involvement in perpetrating vio...
Based on interviews with 58 gang members in St. Louis, this paper com-pares males ' and females...
Research has documented the enhancement effects of gang involvement for criminal offending, but litt...
Sociologists and criminologists in America have had a longstanding interest in youth gangs dating ba...
Drawing on multiple data sources in St. Louis, this article examines how gendered situational dynami...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
This thesis is an exploratory qualitative study that seeks to capture some of the experiences and ch...
Given the relative lack of information about female gang membership in Canada and the hidden nature ...
Young women in Manenberg are often identified by their exposure to violence in the community within ...
This study examines the extent of literature on female gang members in the United States and provide...
This chapter explores the experience of girls and young women involved in gang life. By drawing upon...
This paper will draw upon American research on female gangs but the emphasis will be on the rising B...