ArticleYouth & society2019
"Running Trains" and "Sexing-In": The Functions of Sex Within Adolescent Gangs.
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- Youth Gang Membership, Marginalized Identities, and Suicidality Disparities: Intersectional Implications for Research and Practice.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2024Article
- Sexual health variation among gang-involved youth in Washington state: Social ecological implications for research and practice.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2024Article
- The National Death Index as a Source of Homicide Data: A Methodological Exposition of Promises and Pitfalls for Criminologists.Homicide studies · 2021Article
- Gang membership, gender, and sexual behavior in and outside a romantic relationship.Sociological spectrum : the official journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association · 2021Article
- Gang membership and sexual violence: associations with childhood maltreatment and psychiatric morbidity.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2020Article
- Gender Attitudes, Sexual Risk, Intimate Partner Violence, and Coercive Sex Among Adolescent Gang Members.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
Gang members are exposed to unique sexual risks, yet little work has explored the influence of gang social norms. This study examines the functions and meanings of sex within gangs, with a specific focus on the ways in which sex is used to reinforce gang membership and norms, gender roles, and group cohesion. We conducted 58 semi-structured interviews with adolescent members of six gangs. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis and constant comparative method in MAXQDA. Sexual risk behaviors within gangs are upheld and reinforced through unspoken norms and expectations. These high-risk sexual practices increase group cohesion and reinforce gender norms and power differences. Despite the prevalence of such practices, many gang members felt regret and remorse over their participation but noted it was just part of "the life." Our findings highlight the need for interventions to address the norms of the gang that reinforce sexual risk behavior.
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