Peggy Gallaher
Contributor
INSTITUTION: Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contributor to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology (2006) whose work for that encyclopedia formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.
Primary Contributions (1)
Cholo, a young person who participates in or identifies with Mexican American gang subculture. The term, sometimes used disparagingly, is derived from early Spanish and Mexican usage and denotes marginalization. The cholo subculture originated in the barrio (neighbourhood) street gangs of Southern…
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