Examples Of Defensive Localism In White And Black
Defensive Localism in White and Black
Writing Summary and Annotated Bibliography Assignment
In this article Defensive Localism, Adamson (2010) I encounter few interesting points: the first one was the fact that Black youth gang did not exist or was not recognized as a social problem or issue until after the 1900’s; in the 1780’s in contrast, “White young gangs existed at the very inception of the republic” (Meranze 1994, p94). Territory continue to be more valuable than ethnicity, and your skin color will define for the most part your future. For example, whites lived in better communities, had better salaries and youth gangs had political support; while blacks were condemned to live on the outskirts of the city, in poverty, low income and no political support. Now, in the 20th Century Black young gang members are fighting to gain re-entry into society, while White young gang members get the needed support to make their re-entry easier and less stressful. The second is related to the two gangs that were formed during the …show more content…
Century later, during the 1900’s in los Angeles California, gave birth to the Crips (blue bandana) and the Bloods (red bandana), both gangs were composed by Black males, fighting deadly for turf and honor-based feuds; one of the differences that I found in both of them was that Roach Guards and Dead Rabbits grew their membership under the same gang name, many
Writing Summary and Annotated Bibliography Assignment
In this article Defensive Localism, Adamson (2010) I encounter few interesting points: the first one was the fact that Black youth gang did not exist or was not recognized as a social problem or issue until after the 1900’s; in the 1780’s in contrast, “White young gangs existed at the very inception of the republic” (Meranze 1994, p94). Territory continue to be more valuable than ethnicity, and your skin color will define for the most part your future. For example, whites lived in better communities, had better salaries and youth gangs had political support; while blacks were condemned to live on the outskirts of the city, in poverty, low income and no political support. Now, in the 20th Century Black young gang members are fighting to gain re-entry into society, while White young gang members get the needed support to make their re-entry easier and less stressful. The second is related to the two gangs that were formed during the …show more content…
Century later, during the 1900’s in los Angeles California, gave birth to the Crips (blue bandana) and the Bloods (red bandana), both gangs were composed by Black males, fighting deadly for turf and honor-based feuds; one of the differences that I found in both of them was that Roach Guards and Dead Rabbits grew their membership under the same gang name, many