Movement between sequentially-held roles—role transition—has long attracted scholars'
attention for its ubiquity and importance in people's work-and non-work lives. In our …

This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of
emphasizing the substantial growth of street gangs throughout the world. Although a …

Based on ethnographic fieldwork and a content analysis of secondary sources, the current
study presents an in-depth case study of gang evolution. We chart the history and …

In this article we offer a theoretical framework for conceptualizing the relationship between
gang identification, place, and identity saliency. In our interviews with current and former …

Research has seldom examined how identity mechanisms facilitate violence among gang
members. Relying on life history interviews with self-identified former gang members, we …

A lack of scholarship on gang leaving in Cape Town, South Africa creates the impression
that joining gangs is a death sentence. However, this paper shows that gang members can …

This chapter explores how social media have allowed Alt-Right gangs to advance not only
their ideology and subculture online, but to facilitate organizing in the physical world …

Purpose The current study examines the mobility patterns of gang associates in East Los
Angeles using Field Investigation (FI) cards collected by police officers to document informal …

Names: Jacobsen, Michael Hviid, 1971-author. Title: Critical and cultural interactionism:
insights from sociology and criminology/Michael Hviid Jacobsen. Description: Abingdon …

Bjorgo, T.(2008). Processes of disengagement from violent groups of the extreme right. In T.
Bjorgo & J. Horgan (Eds.), Leaving terrorism behind: Individual and collective …