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Manufacturing the gang : Mexican American youth gangs on local television news
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Manufacturing the gang : Mexican American youth gangs on local television news

Author: Raúl Damacio Tovares
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Series: Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, no. 63.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This study argues that TV stories on Mexican-American youth gangs contain gross exaggerations that lead to the reinforcement of stereotypes about Mexican-Americans. It shows that the story of  Read more...

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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Tovares, Raúl Damacio, 1952-
Manufacturing the gang.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002
(OCoLC)606758329
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Raúl Damacio Tovares
ISBN: 0313318271 9780313318276
OCLC Number: 47665599
Description: x, 180 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Historical Roots of the Mexican American Youth Gang --
Influence of Newsworkers --
Police Influence --
Community Leaders.
Series Title: Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, no. 63.
Responsibility: Raúl Damacio Tovares.

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?Tovares examines the historical origins of the Mexican American youth gangs, and details the ways by which the news media (especially local tv news), the police, and community leaders have Read more...

 
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