Comparing Gangs Of Far And Away

Although both movies are different, they are also both similar to each other. One way they are similar is the time of day the scene takes place. They both take place mid-day or afternoon. They are also

The Labeling theory is the theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them. It is associated with the concepts of self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping. Labeling theory holds that deviance is not inherent to an act, but instead focuses on the tendency of majorities to negatively label minorities or those seen as deviant from standard cultural norms. The theory was prominent during the 1960’s and 1970’s, and some modified versions of the theory have developed and are still currently popular. A stigma is defined as a powerfully negative label that changes a person’s self-concept and social identity. Labeling theory is closely related to social-construction and symbolic-interaction analysis. Labeling theory was developed by sociologists during the 1960’s. Howard Saul Becker’s book Outsiders was extremely influential in the development of this theory and its rise to popularity. The Labeling theory suggests that people obtain labels from how others view their tendencies or behaviors. Each individual is aware of how they are judged by others because he or she has attempted many roles and functions in social interactions and has been able to gauge the reactions of those present. The documentary centers on the Mara Salvatrucha, better known for their street name MS13, has a reputation as a brutal gang of criminals and murderers across El

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs going after each other and social work is needed to help them stop. The Socials are a group of boys who live on the West side of town and have these cool cars like Mustangs and Corvairs and are rich. On the other hand the Greasers live on the East side of Tulsa, Oklahoma and they don’t have all the cool cars and a lot of money like the Socs. The Department of Human Resources has been getting calls about the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socials. The main reason of the rivalry between the Greasers and Socials is abuse.

When examining and analyzing gangs and their social meshwork, it is without a doubt that gangs are seen by the majority as social pests in the community. As a whole, these numerous gangs throughout the country are more than just a bunch of criminals covered in tattoos, they are people, with feelings, who just need positivity in their lives. Most gang members, living in impoverish conditions, grew up in households were they were abused, unloved, and neglected. They grow up with no positive social support and become accustom to violence and negativity. More often than not, these children grow up in family’s were gang life is the only life they know, because their family members are gang members as well. They witness domestic abuse, and disarray, and a large majority grow up in households were a father figure is nowhere to be found. Mostly raised by single mothers, these children become hyper-masculine, and feel the need to make up for not having a father, and also because gang life is masculinized by violence and gang-banging. They come to believe that violence is normal and all of this creates a domino effect of involvement into gang life. With no social support, and no clear direction, children take it amongst themselves to find a connection with anyone willing to show them some sort of family structure. Impressionable children find themselves turning to gang life as a means to have that sense of family they never had. In a gang they feel that they are protected and feel in

In the study of two different school gangs conducted by William J. Chambliss, there is a difference in how each gang is perceived by the community, school officials, and the police. These differences in perception can be attributed to several factors. There are visibility indicators, such as how members of each gang dressed, the type of vehicles they drove, and where they were seen within the community. Secondly, there are behavioral indicators, measured by their demeanor when interacting with police, teachers, and others within the community. Lastly, there is a bias indicator, which is the perceived seriousness of the gang’s delinquent activities.

The gangs are kept under control by the police. They are very proud of the ‘turf', which they control throughout the city. Their leaders are like the father figures in the gang, the ones who think rationally and take first action. They are willing to hurt someone to keep their gangs reputation to what the public expects of a gang, which is to be mean and ruthless. They only trust people who are born in the same country as the gang members or of the same origins.

The corporations are predominant power in advanced life, surpassing church as well as state. The biggest are wealthier than whole countries, and courts have given these elements a larger number of rights than the individuals. For numerous Americans, corporate force appears to be crazy. By Business Week/Harris survey which was released in September 2000, 82% of those who studied concurred that "business has a lot of control over an excess of parts of our lives." And the late disclosures of corporate embarrassment and political impact have just added to such concerns. In Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy, creator Ted Nace tests the bases of corporate force, finding answers in astonishing

Thank you for your comment on my post. It's a pleasure to share some points in common. I would agree, that the characteristics are unlimited to subdivide each gang upon it's own description. They are viriable upon the situation, location, social environement and even genetics in some cases. However, there are a possibility to trace gang's activities and to split it in sub- categories. Nonetheless, those sub-categories content is based on illicit activities, and as I said in my post, Omaha police Dept. Declared, that 'not all gang are bad', but if their activities are good, than it won't be a gung but something else. Like for example, it can be named an organization insted of gang, with the primary propose of their activity/ies based on their common

The one the ten year old chooses is to be with a gang because he says I give up because both my parents died and he just does not care anymore .So he ends up on the streets with no food or money. Then he gets a little visitor the police and the officer asked him where are you currently living at and he said um I don’t have a home because both my parents died. And then the officer asked if he would like to go to a group home he said sure and when he went to the group home there was eighty five kids there. He quickley became friends with a kid named Mario. Mario was eight years old and has been in the group home for two years he had the same thing happen to him both of his parents died too. So when he became old enough to live on his own

Joining a gang to some youth are very exciting (in their mind) the new recruit must be “jumped” in. Meaning they will have to fight one or more gang member to be accepted. Or they may want them to do a criminal act before they can get in. They feel as though they (the gang) can give them what they are lacking at home, from protection to security. Youth, mainly boys between the ages of 12 and 24, maybe from broken homes with no stability, lack of kids needs (food, clothing, and shelter).

According to the article 45% of high school students say that they are in or a part of a gang. (Arciaga, Sakamoto, & Jones, 2010). Middle school students gang participation is 35%. Private school students only report 2% as their gang involvement rate while public school record a staggering 46%. However, schools in urban areas are affected the most by the presence of gang activity at 36%. Because gang members do not leave their attitudes, conflicts, and behaviors outside of school doors, staff members and administration need to make a plan to deal with gang activity.

It was the year 2514. New York City was in ruins and people were desperate for hope. David and Timothy were two intelligent (Adj) teenagers who were roaming the city, trying to make a life for themselves. Everything seemed completely (Adv) hopeless. The boys had grown up in a time of chaos and destruction. They felt that things would always be the same, but they wished things could be better. In their group there were others who felt like them. A secret meeting had just ended, where the group was trying to come up with ways to make a better future.

I was born and raised in Chicago Illinois by single mother. I grow up in a rough neighborhood on the Southside with my two brothers, mother and grandmother in a two bedroom apartment. I then attend Phillips high school which was about five mile away from my neighborhood and in a different gang neighborhood. I would get bullied and beat up on when walking to and from school. My mother soon after transferred me to a different high school which was in the same neighborhood I lived in to help solve the problem. When the gangs went to war in the 1990’s, I could not go to school because I would have been beat or shot for being a male living in that neighborhood when I was only trying to go to school. The two gangs would shoot and fight each other

The factors that go into the creation and growth of gangs goes beyond the people involved in them; but the circumstances and societal forces that push them into it. Many people depict people getting into gangs for all types of reason. Many resorting to the typical such as being rebellious, lazy, or holding a lack of morals. As I read an article on abc news regarding gangs, one man commented “All it takes is self-respect, alittle education and a backbone. I have no sympathy for gang members.” These people are ignorant to the real circumstanstances these individuals face and how much they endure. As Damien Pacman stated; a former gang member, "If you ain't got no job, you ain't got nowhere to go; after that, well, you're going to turn to the streets. The streets is calling you." Some of these factors include; and not limited to; Poverty and Family.

Another difference that is noteworthy is when the police chief is thrown off the building by the gang members. The Departed created a more realistic scene to me rather than