This article examines the subcultural characteristics of modern Chicano street gangs, using San Antonio, Texas, as a case study. It is informed by archival material, police data, and multifaceted fieldwork with gang members and police in that city. The result is a broad sweeping analysis of the role of various social forces in shaping the form of contemporary Chicano gangs. I find that gang migration, the social mimicry of Black gangs, and the weakening of ethnic pride have all profoundly affected modern street gang subculture. However, ethnic pride norms have not completely faded away, presenting an interesting bifurcation among modern Chicano gangs. Profiling the most violent and reputable gangs from the early 1990s to 2015 in San Antonio drives this analysis of barrio longevity versus cultural succession. This study concludes that there are “period effects” that are not well accounted for in the current literature on youth gang subcultures.

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现代奇卡诺街黑帮：民族自豪感与“ Gangsta”亚文化

本文以德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市为例，研究了现代奇卡诺街头帮派的亚文化特征。它由档案材料，警察数据以及与该城市的帮派成员和警察的多方面野外调查所得知。结果是广泛地分析了各种社会力量在塑造当代奇卡诺帮派形式中的作用。我发现帮派移民，黑人帮派的社会模仿以及民族自豪感的减弱都深刻影响了现代街头帮派的亚文化。但是，民族自豪感规范尚未完全消失，这在现代奇卡诺帮派中引起了有趣的分歧。从1990年代初期到2015年在圣安东尼奥市对最暴力和最有名的帮派进行剖析，推动了对巴里奥长寿与文化继承的分析。