Explain the various insights offered by the life-course ...

[karlynnae]

Explain the various insights offered by the life-course perspective regarding the study of gangs and their members.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List and explain the classical theories about the origins of juvenile gangs.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[bookworm410]

Answer to Question 1

The answer should include the following:

• Gang membership can be thought of as a trajectory, with some youngsters entering this trajectory and some not.


• Those who do enter it stay for varying lengths of time and become more or less involved in gang activities and behaviors.


• It is a reminder that the origins of gang membership are found in several domains, are multidimensional, and include childhood risk factors.


• It suggests that for many people gang membership may act as a turning point with the potential to alter or redirect basic life-course pathways.


• It suggests that the duration of gang membership should intensify its consequences.

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following theories:

• Bloch and Niederhoffers theory


• Cloward and Ohlins theory


• Cohens theory


• Walter B. Millers theory


• Lewis Yablonskys theory