Female Gang Members Negotiating Privilege, Power, and Oppression within Family and Gang Life

IF 1.1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Women & Therapy Pub Date : 2020-05-13 DOI:10.1080/02703149.2020.1729474

Erin Gutierrez-Adams, Desdamona Rios, Kim A. Case

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Abstract

Abstract According to National Gang Center, 2012 statistics, 30,700 gangs existed in the United States with an approximate membership of 850,000 people. Although female gang members account for less than 10% of total membership, their numbers and violence among them are increasing as of 2002. Due to their intersectional invisibility, research and interventions for gang members have been based primarily on the experiences of boys and men. Therefore, we examined the narratives of six female former gang members, including two Latinas, three African American women, and one Arab/Muslim woman. Structural intersectionality guided our analysis of social institutions navigated by participants, including family, gangs, and the legal system. We identified various forms of trauma experienced by all participants, as well as how they exercised perceived power gained by joining a gang. Recommendations to mental health practitioners include careful attention to context and culture, and the embracing of intersectional cultural humility in practice.

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女性帮派成员在家庭和帮派生活中谈判特权、权力和压迫

根据美国国家帮派中心2012年的统计，美国有3.07万个帮派，成员约85万人。虽然女性帮派成员占全体成员的比例不到10%，但她们的人数和暴力行为以2002年为标准正在增加。由于他们的隐蔽性，对帮派成员的研究和干预主要基于男孩和男人的经历。因此，我们研究了六名女性前帮派成员的叙述，其中包括两名拉丁裔女性，三名非洲裔美国女性和一名阿拉伯/穆斯林女性。结构交叉性指导了我们对社会制度的分析，包括家庭、帮派和法律体系。我们确定了所有参与者所经历的各种形式的创伤，以及他们如何行使加入帮派所获得的感知权力。对精神卫生从业人员的建议包括仔细关注背景和文化，并在实践中接受交叉文化谦逊。

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Women & Therapy Multiple-

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4.40

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Women & Therapy is the only professional journal that focuses entirely on the complex interrelationship between women and the therapeutic experience. Devoted to descriptive, theoretical, clinical, and empirical perspectives on the topic of women and therapy, the journal is intended for feminist practitioners as well as for individuals interested in the practice of feminist therapy. The journal focuses on a wide range of content areas, including: •issues in the process of therapy with female clients •problems in living that affect women in greater proportion than men, such as depression, eating disorders, and agoraphobia •women"s traditional and nontraditional roles in society and how these affect and can be affected by therapy.