Representing gangs in the news: Media constructions of criminal gangs

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 409-432

  Thompson, Carol Y ^a   Young, Robert L ^b   Burns, Ronald ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0034355609     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170050122620     Document Type: Article

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