Respect, Protection, Faith, and Love: Major Care Constructs Identified Within the Subculture of Selected Urban African American Adolescent Gang Members.

The article describes a study that aimed to discover universal and diverse care meanings and expressions of the selected urban African American adolescent gang culture within a qualitative paradigm. Results showed that culture care constructs including respect, protection, trust and faith emerged from the major themes. It concluded that nurses may promote health and well-being through collaborative partnerships with gang members and other caregivers to promote more healthy lifestyles.