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1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding 'homie' gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.
Introduction: JJ's second marriage -- From Pandilla to Mara -- Christian, not Catholic -- Turning shame into violence -- Dodging the morgue rule -- ¡A-dios, homies! -- Samaritans and crusaders.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012