SOC362H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Tomboy, Ladylike, New York University Press
Document Summary
One of the guys: girls, gangs, and gender. Focuses on contradictory gender dynamics within street gangs explore contradictions. Dynamics; myth system and gender hierarchy within gangs. Most gangs were mixed gender (often less ratio of women) Women in mixed gender gangs under impression that men & women are equal. Girl members recall to be treated equally with all men thought of everyone as same and to be doing the same stuff sell drugs, carry weapons, etc. Group being mixed gender is their idea of equality women are involved in gang. Gang member girls differentiate from other girls because they act different -act like guys and see themselves as one of the guys allows to differentiate from other girls. There are contradictions in girls" involvement and roles in mixed gender gangs male leadership, sexual activity double standard, sexual exploitation and girls exclusion from serious crime. Young women"s gang involvement allows resistance on limitations placed by femininity.
