ated to bringing about a specific change. A union would be seen as very different from a gang, but there are similar forces at work in the formation of each. The Hallway Hangers in the book by MacLeod exist at a similarly low economic level, though in an urban rather than a rural setting, and they also see the white power structure as set against them. A difference is that the people of New Mexico in the film have not given up on bringing about change, while the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers have largely given up any hope of succeeding in American terms by getting a job and bringing about change either in their lives or in society at large:
The Hallway Hangers' belief that the opportunity structure is not open also emerges when we consider their responses to the question of whether they have the same chance as a middle- or upper-class boy to get a good job. The Hallway Hangers generally respond in the negative. When pushed to expl
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