many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ such as the Bloods‚ Crips‚ and Vice Lords have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as bad kids‚ troublemakers‚ and many other mischievous names. These young gangs have long been present in the United States‚ but were previously only in large urban centers. This changed dramatically in the late 1980s (Miller‚ 1980)‚ when youth gangs started to
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Sociology Factsheet Youth Subcultures In other cultures‚ the transition from childhood to adulthood is more clearly marked with no period of ‘youth.’ In some cultures‚ individuals may undergo a ‘rite of passage’ (a social event or ceremony) to indicate their new status. Number 32 This Factsheet will be useful for the topics of youth and crime and deviance on the Sociology specifications. This Factsheet will explore the reasons behind the development and existence of youth cultures in previous
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In the ever expanding world of consumerism and advertising‚ companies are constantly looking for new ways to sell their products to youth by making their commercials and campaigns more memorable than the competition; thus having to reinvent themselves. The youth generation has become the prime target because they have more spending power than ever before; because of more disposabel income‚ and increased avenues at their disposal in which to spend their money. Therefore companies spend an enormous
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Nowadays‚ the level of youth offending in metropolises is increasing every day. Socialists and psychologists have been researching on motives which make a teenager or even a child to be a criminal. As to my opinion‚ there are some vital explanations and solutions about it. An important question is why a teenager or adolescence becomes a criminal. First of all‚ due to overpopulation especially in third world‚ there are plenty of children who do not belong to a family or even they are not supported
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Spring 2010 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION‚ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA‚ RIVERSIDE Fact Sheet YOUTH SUICIDE by Michiko Otsuki‚ Tia Kim‚ and Paul Peterson Introduction Youth suicide is a major public health problem in the United States today. Each year in the U.S.‚ thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds‚ and the fifth leading cause of death for 5-14 year olds. (American Foundation
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Section 1:Youth Culture and Sub-cultures Youth defined as a separate social category from children and adults only became the subject of sociological and media interest in the 1950s. Early theories focused on the concept of youth culture‚ i.e. the idea that young people in general shared a common culture and identity which set them apart from adult culture. 1. The development of youth sub-cultures Introduction The idea that youth subcultures are a product of social class
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effects of before and after the introduction of media to the community. The constant question which crops up on the effects of media is‚ will the exposure of youth to media violence cause increased levels of aggression and violent behavior. According to Huesmann (2001)‚ he said that the young adults may behave aggressively if they are exposed to media violence since young. Ones characteristics can be formed when they are young due to the exposure of media such as television‚ can determine what kind of
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Still the center of Asian youth‚ Japan continues to form the pop culture trends that influence the worldThe world’s media will descend on Japan for the Soccer World Cup next summer‚ when it plays co-host with Korea. What they’ll find there is the epicenter of Asia’s youth‚ media‚ and fashion culture: the place and people who decide what’s chic and what’s hip for much of Asia. Even trends from America and Europe are filtered through Japan‚ and its capital‚ Tokyo‚ first. Japanese brands like Nintendo
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actively participates in globalization‚ especially the economic globalization‚ which has obviously affected many aspects of Chinese youth’s life‚ such as youth migration‚ youth employment‚ youth culture‚ youth consumption and so on. The profound influence of globalization on youth is determined by the characteristics of both globalization and youth. 1.1 What is globalization? A Google search under the key word "globalization" yields more than 1.6 million hits — ample proof that both interest and
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"Caring for our planet." The theme of the 2007 International Essay Contest for Young People was "The role of media and information and communication technologies in building a peaceful world." Acknowledging that TV‚ radio‚ Internet‚ and other forms of media have great influence in shaping our lives and society‚ young people were invited to express their ideas on what the role of the media and communication technologies should be in the future‚ and how they would make use of these various tools
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