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This paper analyzes the relationship between ethnic violence and the social position of those belonging to a Turkish street gang in Frankfurt. The relationship is examined through a discussion of the cultural values that inform the gang’s thefts of leather jackets worn by young Germans and the explanations provided by the gang members for their aggressive acts. Their violence is a response to the segregation, degradation and humiliation that these young Turks experience as “foreigners” in Germany. Their rationalization can be understood as attempts to justify their violence and to ignore the viewpoints of their victims.
Reprinted with permission from International Journal on Minority and Group Rights (1997) 4: 341-352. Kluwer Law International. Translated by Léonie G. Avery.
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Tertilt, H. (2001). Patterns of Ethnic Violence in a Frankfurt Street Gang. In: Klein, M.W., Kerner, HJ., Maxson, C.L., Weitekamp, E.G.M. (eds) The Eurogang Paradox. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0882-2_13
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