NARCO CULTURE A AC CR RI I ME MER RE EL LA AT TE ED DS S U UB BC CU UL LT TU UR RE E
T T A AB BL L E EO OF FC CO ON NT T E EN NT T S S 3 N NA A R R C C O OC C U UL L T T U UR R E E : : I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n na a n n d dO Or r i i g g i i n n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HI HI S S T T O OR R Y Y : : Me Me x x i i c c o o ’ s ’ s D Dr r u u g gWa Wa r r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 MU MUS S I I C CO OF FN NA A R R C C O OC C U UL L T T U UR R E E : : N Na a r r c c o oC C o o r r r r i i d d o o s s . . . . . . . . . . . D DE E F F I I N NI I N NG GD DR R E E S S S S : : N Na a r r c c o oF F a a s s h h i i o o n n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1 0 S S O OC C I I A A L LME ME D DI I A AS S N NA A P P S S O OT T S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . # # 1 1 I I N NF F O OR R G GR R A A P P H: H: Ho Ho w wt t o ob b e ea aB B u u c c h h o o n n ( ( a a ) ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L L I I F F E E S S T T Y Y L L E E& &L L A A N NG GU UA A G GE E : : N Na a r r c c o oV V i i d d a a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
1 3 C C O ON NC C L L U US S I I O ON N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TERM W AS FIRST COINED IN THE 1970s , REFERS TO THE CULTURETHATSPRANG OUTOFDRUGTRAFFICKING.
THOSE W HO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SUBCULTURE ARE NOT NECESSARILY DRUGTRAFFICKERS OR PARTICIPATE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BUT ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THEACTIONSAND LIFESTYLEOFTHOSEW HO DO.
THIS SUBCULTURE CREATED ITS OW N FORM OF DRESS, MUSIC,LITERATURE,RELIGION AND LANGUAGE THAT HAS HELPED ITBECOMEAPARTOFPOPULAR CULTURE.
MEXI CO’ S
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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gove r nme ntr e por t s9 , 635deat hs s i nc et heWaronDr ugsbe gan.
2010
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2011
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THEMEXI CAN DRUG CARTELSHAVEEXPANDED TO EVERY PART OF MEXI CO.RECENTLY,THEY HAVE RECRUI TED MEMBERSFROM THEU. S.AND PERU.
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BUCHONES
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BUCHONAS
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C C A A R R S S
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V I DA STYLE NARCO LI TERATURE
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NARCO NOVELAS
Tar ge t e dt owar dswome n De pi c tt hes t r uggl e st hatc ome wi t hs ur v i v i ngt hedr ugwar .
LANGUAGE
Voc abul ar yr e l at e dt ot hewor l doft he nar c ohasbe e ngr adual l yi nt e gr at e di nt o t hee v e r y dayl anguage .
Na Na r r c c o oGl Gl o os s s s a a r r y y Drugs:medi ci ne,whi t esnow,f l our, rubber,bl ackst one Consumpt i on ofDrugs:nai l ,make l i nes,make mud,green not ebook, peri co( parrot ) I ndi vi dual s:hal cones( l ookout s) , Pezgordo( bi gboss)
" I t ' sa boutf a nt a s i z i nga boutha v i ngabr a nd ne wc a r ,ha v i ngr hi ne s t one sony ourc l ot he s , g oi ngt oni g ht c l ubs ,ha v i ngal otofwome n, ha v i ngal otofmone ya ndj us tbe i nga bl et o s pe ndhowe v e rmuc hy ouwa nt .I t ' sma i nl y j us tbe i nga bl et of e e lt ha tpowe r . "-NPR