NCJ Number
16490
Date Published
1969
Length
93 pages
Annotation
THE VICE LORD NATION IS A LARGE FEDERATION OF STREET CORNER GROUPS WHOSE HOME IS THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND GANGWAYS OF CHICAGO'S MAJOR BLACK GHETTOS.
Abstract
THIS ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY PROVIDES A SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF THE VICE LORD WAY OF LIFE. THE VICE LORD WORLD IS, ANALYZED IN TERMS OF A SOCIAL SYSTEM WITH ESTABLISHED PATTERNS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION. VICE LORD BEHAVIOR IS EXAMINED IN TERMS OF IDEOLOGICAL SETS WHICH FUNCTION BOTH TO DIVIDE VICE LORD REALITY INTO SEGMENTS AND TO GUIDE AND JUDGE BEHAVIOR WITHIN THESE SEGMENTS. THE FINAL CHAPTER IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LIFE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE VICE LORDS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)