SOCY 389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dysfunctional Family, Gentrification
9 Jan 2017
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Diversification: often times the government will introduce programs to help improve an area socially and structurally. Gang research: meda chesney-lind: people join gangs because they have family members in the gang. Girls join gangs because they were physically abused: miller: people join gangs because their family is in the gang and if the family was dysfunctional. Gangs: what impact do gangs have on delinquency, definitions: street gangs, malcolm klein 3 characteristics. Distinct grouping and recognized in the neighbourhood. Have a significant number of delinquent acts that elicits a response of social control. Others say klein should have added in identity and territory to his theory. Became more common in the 90s, copycat gangs or moment has caused other gang to form: effect of gangs on crime: drugs sales increase. How cities define gang crime plays a role. Myths: engagement with crime: gangs are not uniformly involved in crime, hanging around and partying are their most common activities.
