SOCI 30463 Study Guide - Final Guide: Broken Windows Theory, Aerosol Paint, Illegal Art
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Furthermore, the young people(cid:495)s identities are largely initiated into the world of graffiti. He involved himself in graffiti books and films, calling himself a student of graffiti; snyder discovered that what binds graffiti writers constructed from their achieved status as writers rather than from an ascribed status imposed upon them from society. While white kids do not have to worry about getting beat up, minority graffiti writers often deal with police brutality. While graffiti talent is not gendered, graffiti writers must literally fight for their reputations, this turns off many women, causing women to concentrate their efforts on legal walls and to team up with men for protection. The task of writing to saturate the city with your name to get fame/respect regardless of race, gender, class, age, nationality, or sexuality is a democratic art form. Graffiti is illegal and is considered as an invitation to commit further crime.
