Реферат: Analysis Of A Gang Essay Research Paper

believes that the crimes committed are either, ?crimes of

accommodation or crimes of resistance to the capitalist system.

On the surface, peer pressure and greed cause gangs. Many teens in

gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it

all sound glamorous. Money is also a crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10

year old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make

$200 to $400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are

important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things

that are strongly

against their morals.

One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence

becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies.

This is an example of the social learning theory. The average child

spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since

nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning

something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television

watched by children are educational, so other ideas are being

absorbed during this period of time. Many shows on television today

are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang’s

perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully

that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang

existence as acceptable. ‘The Ends Justifies the Means’ mentality is

also taught through many shows where the “goody guy” captures the

“bad guy” through violence and is then being commended. A young

child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the “bad

guy” was wrong but has no idea of what acceptable apprehension

techniques are.

Gore in television also takes a big part in influencing young minds.

Children see gory scenes and are fascinated by these things that they