SOC310H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Virilization, Hegemonic Masculinity, Master Sergeant
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Your answer should draw on theoretical concepts (muncie), intersectionality (potter) and specific aspects of the law (including but not limited to the ycja). Substantiate your claims citing research, concepts and frameworks from the second half of the course. Law on the books: what the legislation actually says, does not always mirror the law in practice what actually happens when a young person is processed through the ycjs. Disproportionately in the way how law is applied. Different youth population hv diff experience w/ diff outcomes. Media young ppl as perpetrators & underplays their victimization ethos of fear = tough on crime solutions. Known risk factors for gang involvement: poverty + lack of opportunity for education + employment + racism + discrimination = makes youth vulnerable to recruitment for gangs. Racism is a form of social exclusion which leads to deviance + crime: gain cultural identity. Black boys 4x jail admissions + aboriginal girls 10x than general ontario population of young girls.
