This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Discuss the anomie/alienation view of why youth join gangs. Do you agree or disagree with this ... (Read 85 times)

cabate

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 537
Discuss the anomie/alienation view of why youth join gangs. Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In Switzerland, one year is the longest period of time that a juvenile offender can be sentenced to custody.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

cassie_ragen

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 347
Answer to Question 1

 According to this view, conditions of anomie/alienation encourage gang formation on both a cultural and individual level. On a cultural level, youths are encouraged to join gangs during periods of social, economic, and cultural turmoil.
 Immigration or emigration, rapidly expanding or contracting populations, and the incursion of different racial/ethnic groups, or even different segments or generations of the same racial/ethnic population, can create fragmented communities and gang problems.
 Historically, gangs formed during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and after the crumbling of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. The rise of right-wing youth gangs in Germany is associated with the unification of East and West Germany. Skinhead groups have formed in Germany in response to immigration from Turkey and North Africa.
 In the United States, gangs have formed in areas where rapid change has unsettled communities. The gangs and militia groups in present day Iraq may have formed as a response to the upheaval in that society.
 On an individual level, gang membership has appeal to adolescents who are alienated from the mainstream of society.
 Student views will vary.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE




cabate

  • Member
  • Posts: 537
Reply 2 on: Aug 13, 2018
Wow, this really help


bigcheese9

  • Member
  • Posts: 333
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

Did you know?

Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.

Did you know?

It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.

Did you know?

Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library