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Reality and Hispanic Cinema

brutalized in this event and the historical record shows that such a background would be historically accurate. Alienated against...

Los Angeles' Youth Gangs

proven detrimental to all Los Angeles communities that become caught in the crossfire of racial discord. So prevalent is the viol...

Street Gangs and Organized Crime

prostitution, and gambling (Bolz, 1995). They also engage in money laundering schemes (Bolz, 1995). This latter focus is the crux ...

California's Inmate Population and Gang Legislation

gang situation for most of the nation has escalated and California reflects those trends. As a result, specific laws pertaining on...

Social Violence

serious when school students try to express their childish reactions in a more violent way (2002). Columbine was noted, but is onl...

Is the Need for Affiliation the Reason for Gang Creation?

they seek to deal with problems through violent means. And, considering that their home life is probably less than adequate with a...

Gangs and Children

that accounts for gang activity. By studying some of the biggest gangs in the nation, especially those in Chicago (The Latin King...

Cumberland County, New Jersey, and Crime

rather rural or suburban, the state has its share of problems. In fact, in addition to boasting beautiful suburban areas, and vaca...

Sociologist Malcolm Klein on Gang Culture as a Social Problem

This paper examines how Malcolm Klein evaluates gang culture's causes, problems, and what solutions he offers in 7 pages. One sou...

Juveniles and the Impact of Gang Culture

In ten pages this paper examines how adolescents are affected by gang membership and culture. Six sources are listed in the bibli...

Gangs and California's 'Three Strikes and You're Out' Law

In five pages this controversial 1994 California state law is examined, assessed in terms of whether or not it has been successful...

Gangs and Sociology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the similarities and differences that exist regarding gangs that are criminal, vio...

Juvenile Gang Problems

a traditional East Coast ghetto. The gang writing on cement walls, criminal samizdat that cops read for news of a planned attack ...

Sociological View of American Street Gangs

In twenty five pages this paper examines U.S. street gangs in a consideration of their origins and their status from a sociologi...

Criminal Recidivism

the adults in his life frequently quarrel and vent their frustrations physically; he, or a member of his family, may suffer one or...

Gangs Explained Through Deviance Sociological Theory

This paper examines in five pages how gangs are explained through an application of the deviance sociological theory that includes...

Inner City Schools and Survival

In seven pages this paper examines issues such as drugs and gangs that are plaguing urban schools in terms of various research s...

Fundamental Differences in Suburban Gangs

this model in that young people from white, affluent families are now being sucked into the gang culture. Fifteen percent of all s...

Gangs and Teen Involvement

This paper consists of seven pages and examines social theories within the context of teen gang involvement. Four sources are cit...

Gang Problem and Cooperation Between Community and Police

familiar with all aspects of the community, even up to the point of knowing community residents by name. The success of community...

Cultural and Societal Determinism and the Ties That Bind Latino Students

"Hispanic Americans are divided on the issue of bilingual education and its efficacy in assisting student learning. While some ar...

Latino Students of California and Changes in Population

is passed down from generation to generation, invariably perpetuating the academic discord that exists within Californias educatio...

US Latino Children and the Effects of Salsa Music

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the effects of salsa music on Latin American children and on Latino children living...

Overview of the Latino Culture

In eight pages this paper considers what is meant by the description Latino in a cultural overview of what it encompasses. Seven ...

Labor Migration of Refugees

In five pages Latino refugee migration is considered within the context of Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut's Immigrant Ameri...

The Homeless Latino Population in Los Angeles

This paper confronts the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles with a particular emphasis on the homeless Latino population. The a...

Minority Group Plights and U.S. Assimiliation

In eight pages the plight of the African Americans, Latinos, and Asians in terms of assimilation and immigration are considered. ...

U.S. Latinos and Issues of Education and Immigration

In eight pages this paper discusses the impact of education and immigrant issues upon the Latino communities in the U.S. Twelve s...

U.S. and the Experience of the Latino and the Black

illegal to teach slaves how to read and write, as it was understood even in those days that knowledge is equivalent to power. On...

Cultural Differences, Psychological Premises, and Conversational Styles

In five pages the ways in which psychological premises and cultural differences can manifest themselves in conversational styles a...