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    Gangs and Cults Introduction to Sociology Gangs and Cults Gangs and cults at first glance may seem very different‚ and in some ways they are‚ but when you look closer their cultures are very similar. Cults promote a particular belief system‚ recruiting members by tricking them or influencing them to believe what they are teaching or telling them. Gangs pretty much do the same thing. They create glorified myths about the gang that appeal to young recruits‚ and far too often these myths become

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    crimes in order to get money. In City of Gangs‚ it is explained that one of the problem in Regina is that aboriginal could have a job if they wanted‚ but many of these people don’t have the ability to achieve this goal since they don’t have a resume or they don’t know how to fill an application form (City of Gangs‚ 2009). Thus‚ the young people on reserves are experiencing this inability to achieve norms and standards of the dominant society‚ and are joining gangs in order to achieve their goal‚ through

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    America entered the First World War on January 31‚ 1917‚ when the German military leaders had brand new submarine weapons in the Atlantic. This became a problem for the United States because they had planned to send vessels for France‚ Italy or Britain‚ but this would have destroyed the plan by sinking them. Woodrow Wilson was not angry but sad about this‚ because he knew this meant war‚ and he did not like wars‚ in fact he disliked them. The Germans called out the United States in a newspaper by

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    Adolescent’s Gang Involvement After investigating adolescents’ gang involvement‚ I come to recognize that adolescents’ gang involvement has become a major societal concern. Adolescent affiliation with gangs and delinquent behavior numbers has soared as of recently and may continue to due to numerous societal issues. In the article “The Origins of Black Crime‚” author‚ William Cross‚ agrees when he states‚ “black delinquency rate steadily increased between 1920 till 1940‚ with greater crime involvement

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    the government. They have the chance to get the outcome they want but they have to follow very strict rules to do it‚ but if they get even a little bit out of the guidelines they would be arrested. This shows that people can still do something if the government did not want you to do it a certain way‚ and if there are strict rules to do it but you are not willing to follow those rule‚ do you really want the outcome? The cons of the war is that we lost many civilians and soldiers‚ prices for everyday

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    Similarities in the basic characteristics of a juvenile group or gang behavior are found in almost every class and cultural context. (Ludovici 1947). Those most likely to participate in delinquent activities are members of gangs. Across the globe‚ the phenomenon of juvenile gangs has become an important and sensitive public issue. The image of gangs has become more common world wide because of globalization these developments reveal tight connections with

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    Youth Crime

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    of individuals and groups (Murray‚ Linden‚ & Kendall‚ 2011‚ p.20). These theorists emphasize on the interaction between one another and the symbols that represent meaning in human communication. This paper will be exploring the cause and effect of youth crime and analyzing this issue through a symbolic interactionist perspective. The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective According to McClelland (2009)‚ interactionists focus on the subjective aspects of social life‚ rather than on objective‚ macro-structural

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    Gangs In Los Angeles

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    (Shakur‚ Sanyika). For the past four decades gangs have populated the streets of Los Angeles; growing from 18 to 60 from 1972 to 1978‚ and from 155 to 270 gangs from 1982 to 1996. The bloods and crips in Los Angeles are predominately African Americans; with the exceptions of about four gangs which reside in Long Beach‚ Carson‚ Compton‚ and Inglewood and they consist of Samoan and members from Tongan descent. Gangs aren’t just an urban city problem but gangs have reached out to suburban and rural areas

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    Chicago Gangs‚ Then and Now with Solutions Nick Crot Marist High School Abstract This paper deals with gang violence in the city of Chicago since the beginning of time. It takes a deep look into the history of Chicago gangs and how they interact today. Also the past problems the City of Chicago made when dealing with gangs and the problems that gangs today have and how Chicago has the worst gang problem in the country. Also how gangs have turned themselves into big‚ and lucrative enterprises

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    Will Brutus join the conspiracy and why? In the play of Julius Caesar a conspiracy formed and Brutus gets dragged in to it. So we will look at how he stated to get dragged in. The reasons why he joined. Lastly should he have joined. The start of the conspiracy was stated by Cassius. He was the first to actually talk to Brutus about it. Brutus did kinda agree more like feel the same way. When they were shouting for Caesar Brutus said “I fear Caesar has become king” (I‚i‚ 88-89) Which

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