ERIC Number: EJ802367
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Publication Date: 2008-Apr-1
Pages: 30
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Gangs: Groups of Young People and Deviant Behavior--The Psychosocial Perspective in Analysis and Intervention
Scandroglio, Barbara; Lopez-Martinez, Jorge; San Jose, M. Carmen
Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, v6 n1 p65-94 April 2008
This work presents different lines of intervention in the local, group, family and educational contexts aimed at prevention of some deviant behaviors--such as violence, theft and certain patterns of trafficking and use of legal and illegal substances--as practiced by a minority of young people and youth sub-culture groups. These interventions are based on the research work of our team over the course of more than ten years. The set of criteria proposed falls within the concept of "culture of violence", whose heuristic value lies in stressing the identity function of certain behaviors in contexts where there is a lack of social insertion. These criteria permit us, first of all, to interpret the phenomenon, and second, to carry out a possible differential analysis with respect to other phenomena. Proposals for intervention, of a markedly preventive nature, emphasize the need for active, responsible involvement and participation of all young people in managing their possibilities at a local level, and are therefore oriented towards construction of a strong civic identity as the most effective alternative dimension to violence. (Contains 5 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Adults, Adolescents, Violence, Juvenile Gangs, Prevention, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Substance Abuse, Educational Environment, Social Development, Family Environment
University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/new/english/index.php
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Language: English
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