Hunt Geoffrey, Moloney Molly, Joe-Laidler Karen, McKenzie Kathleen
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J Youth Stud. 2011 Feb 1;14(1):1-19. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2010.506531.
This article examines the experiences of young women in street gangs who become mothers. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 65 young women in the San Francisco, CA, Bay Area, we examine their narratives about the transition to motherhood. In particular, we focus on the ways these young women negotiate femininities and attempt to reconcile their identities as young mothers and gang girls-both stigmatized identities. For many of the young women, motherhood entails a retreat from the street and a renewed emphasis on time spent in the home. While many receive (financial and childcare) support from their families, this also often means a diminution of the autonomy they experienced while more heavily involved in the gang. Issues of respect and respectability remain important for the young women, but the dimensions on which these are based change.
本文探讨了街头帮派中成为母亲的年轻女性的经历。通过对加利福尼亚州旧金山湾区65名年轻女性的定性访谈，我们研究了她们关于向母亲身份转变的叙述。特别是，我们关注这些年轻女性如何协商女性气质，并试图调和她们作为年轻母亲和帮派女孩的身份——这两种身份都备受污名化。对许多年轻女性来说，成为母亲意味着从街头生活中退出来，并重新强调在家中度过的时光。虽然许多人从家人那里得到（经济和育儿）支持，但这通常也意味着她们在更多地参与帮派活动时所享有的自主权有所减少。尊重和体面的问题对这些年轻女性来说仍然很重要，但它们所基于的维度发生了变化。
