CHYS 3P40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gang, The Roots, Social Alienation

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P40
• Professor: Voula Marinos

Document Summary

Where are we going: main points today, gangs & research, micro and macro factors individual, social & cultural, critical perspectives on gangs, conclusions. Are gangs an old problem with a fresh face: http://news. google. com/newspapers?id=zz5uaaaaibaj&sjid=zdonaaaaibaj&pg. Intersectional and integrated theories: race, class and gender increases risk of gang involvement; role of social institutions increase their risk. Gang" as socially constructed by and through adult-led institutions: place discussion within broad social contexts, be critical of facts" about youth gangs and youth violence. In order to understand and respond to youth gangs effectively, we need to address factors within an individual"s life, but also broader social factors economy, education system, families, systemic discrimination (i. e. Self-reported gang activities, by most frequent answer: socialize, protection, go to parties, sports, use drugs, fight, property crime, sell drugs. Predictors: gender, age, poverty (growing up in projects, family structure (fatherlessness, educational performance, social alienation, race/ethnicity. Reasons: power and respect, money, protection, social support and companionship, social alienation and defiance.