
Gangs
Adela Soliz(Editor)
Greenhaven Press
Published on 5. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-7377-4365-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a compendium of viewpoints, both pro and con, on several issues relating to the prevalence of gangs in American society. Across four chapters, readers will evaluate whether gangs are widespread, what factors may drive people into gangs, what steps to prevention should be, and what the impact of gangs on society is. Essayist Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez explains that girl gang memberships is on the rise, while Joan Smith debates that this is exaggerated. Nicholas V. Lampson claims that gangs often traffic in drugs, while Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway emphatically state that not all gang members are involved in drugs. By presenting your readers with divergent viewpoints about these and other gang-related topics, you are activating their critical-thinking skills to develop their own well-rounded opinions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cengage Gale
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Ninth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 16 to 18 years, Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7377-4365-4 (9780737743654)
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