CRJ 404 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ladylike, Gang, Intergang

• School: ASU
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJ 404
• Professor: Brooks Robbin

Document Summary

Gender of a youth"s friends is an important factor to consider. Girls are taught that to be feminine is to be ladylike and to follow rules. Boys are encouraged to display masculine characteristics and behaviors, they tend to be different than girls. The use of technology as a means of peer interaction. Cell phones and computers have become tools for youth and adults to communicate. Around 75 percent of youth 12-17 are estimated to own cell phones. Most teens receive around five text messages a day. Black teens report sending and receiving about 7 text messages per day. The use of cell phones has increased the availability of internet access. Using their cell phones to send or receive sexually suggestive messages. Estimated that about 4% of u. s. youth with cell phones between the ages of 12 and 17 have sent a nude or nearly nude photo of themselves to someone else via cell phone.