Martin Sanchez Jankowski is a well-respected sociologist who researches and teaches at the University of California Berkley. He is the author of one of the most important books about gang life in modern day society called,
Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society. This book uncovers many aspects of gang life, and real experiences that only someone who has been through can describe. Jankowski writes …show more content…
Uncovering the truths these people endure and decisions that lead up to their joining the gang, this book is unique in its directly personal approach to the reader. It is a lively, and fascinating novel that continues to be a primary source for any sociological study on gang life. Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful operators. Never showing negative judgment toward any of the gang members during his writing, Jankowski’s book will continue to provide detailed information, and is seen as one of the most note worthy in the field, just like Martin Sanchez Jankowski is in the sociological