Essay Archive - Response to Susan Horton's Article "Mothers, Sons, and The Gangs"
Response to Susan Horton's Article "Mothers, Sons, and The Gangs"
Society would like to accept that children lost to gangs are from
dysfunctional and uncaring homes. While in some cases this may be true, in
many homes this is not the case. In Susan Horton's article "Mothers, Sons,
and The Gangs" she speaks of three different scenarios of gang members and
their families. Although the families had different backgrounds, beliefs,
and techniques they all shared in common sons who were gang members. They
are mothers who care but have to face alone the battle of raising thei....
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