Valdez Avelardo, Nowotny Kathryn M, Zhao Qian-Wei, Cepeda Alice
University Southern California.
University of Miami.
Soc Probl. 2019 Aug;66(3):468-483. doi: 10.1093/socpro/spy018. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
This qualitative study applied a life course framework to characterize the nature of interpersonal partner relationships of Mexican American young adult men affiliated with street gangs during their adolescence. Data come from a 15-year longitudinal mixed-method cohort study conducted in San Antonio, Texas. We analyzed semi-structured interviews conducted with a subsample (n = 40) during the course of three face-to-face sessions to explore the men's motivations, aspirations, and goals to lead conventional lives, despite their criminal justice involvement. Specifically, we focus on the complex nature of maintaining ties to children, the navigation of complicated family structures, the processes of seeking partners with economic resources, and on partnerships with criminal and delinquent partners. We document the complex interpersonal nature of these relationships as men contend with serial incarceration and their desires and motivations to desist from criminal behavior.
这项定性研究运用了生命历程框架，以描述在青少年时期加入街头帮派的墨西哥裔美国年轻男性的人际伴侣关系的本质。数据来自于在得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市进行的一项为期15年的纵向混合方法队列研究。我们分析了在三次面对面访谈过程中对一个子样本（n = 40）进行的半结构化访谈，以探讨这些男性尽管有刑事司法方面的涉入，但仍追求传统生活的动机、抱负和目标。具体而言，我们关注与子女维系关系的复杂本质、在复杂家庭结构中的周旋、寻找有经济资源的伴侣的过程，以及与犯罪和违法伙伴的关系。我们记录了这些关系复杂的人际本质，因为这些男性要应对多次入狱的情况以及他们停止犯罪行为的愿望和动机。
