Abstract

CHEVEZ-REINOZA, Cándida  and  MELENGE-ESCUDERO, James Alexander. Young Women in Salvadoran Gangs. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, pp.48-73.  Epub Apr 14, 2023. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/rlcsnj.21.1.5754.

This article describes the results of qualitative research focused on the life stories of a group of young women with the objective of learning about their experiences as members of Salvadoran gangs. The participants were selected from a sociocultural project known as the Center for Social Insertion String Orchestra. The young women created their life stories through in-depth interviews and autobiographical narrative work, which facilitated the identification of four relevant results: the contexts of violence that defined their childhood; the motivations and meanings of gang membership for young women; the violence and gender roles they experience; and their artistic practice as a re-existence that allows them to resignify their lives.

Keywords : Youth; women; gangs; life stories.

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