Gang identity or self-expression? Researchers look beyond the surface of “gang clothing” and appearance
Baggy pants, a red bandana, a long belt hanging from the waist: Signs of gang identity or merely expressions of emerging identity? As problems of gang behavior escalate and spread, the need to understand gang identity through clothing and appearance becomes critical. Do dr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1994-12-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n07p44 |
| Summary: | Baggy pants, a red bandana, a long belt hanging from the waist: Signs of gang identity
or merely expressions of emerging identity? As problems of gang behavior escalate
and spread, the need to understand gang identity through clothing and appearance becomes
critical. Do dress codes alleviate gang-related problems? Or do they create other
problems? The way we present ourselves is a silent form of communication that is as
often creatively benign as it is potentially dangerous. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |