Social perception of youth street groups: survey results

Guiteras, Xavier; Moraño, Xavier; Feixa, Carles, 1962-

doi:http://doi.org/10.31009/transgang.2023.fr07

Social perception of youth street groups: survey results

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Guiteras X, Moraño X; Feixa C (Dir.). Social perception of youth street groups: survey results. Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, European Research Council; 2023. 71 p. DOI: 10.31009/transgang.2023.fr07

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The report is a descriptive analysis of the results of a multi-country survey, which aims to know what is the perception that society has about youth gangs. The survey, conducted between late 2021 and early 2022, aims to compare views of bands in different metropolitan areas and countries around the globe. The samples selected for each of the analysis territories have followed criteria of representativeness according to gender, age and socioeconomic level. The survey has been carried out in five cities and two countries where this problem is relevant: the three cities in Spain where the presence of these groups is most important (Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia); one city (Medellín) and two countries (Ecuador and El Salvador) in Latin America; and a city in the Maghreb (Casablanca). In these places ethnographic research has been carried out within the framework of the TRANSGANG and LEBAN projects.