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ERIC Number: EJ595814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-6463
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The Origins of Navajo Youth Gangs.
Henderson, Eric; Kunitz, Stephen J.; Levy, Jerrold E.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v23 n3 p243-64 1999
Extended interviews with 50 Navajo men, aged 21 to 45, provided information on peer relationships and gang formation among male Navajo youth in the 1960s through the 1980s. Results suggest that gangs are an extreme example of traditional hell-raising among young Navajo men and that most gang members "age out" of their gangs. Suggestions for gang prevention policies are offered. (SV)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Juvenile Gangs, Kinship, Males, Navajo (Nation), Peer Relationship, Rural American Indians, Social History, Subcultures, Youth Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue title: "Disease, Health, and Survival among Native Americans."