By looking at the way humans are influenced in society, I believe there is a good evidence to point the blame at several institutions. These include the forces of the media, the government, drugs and our economic system. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of an gang by making it all sound glamorous. One of the ways that children do things that are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. Many shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown how contaminated that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existence as acceptable. Many shows where the "good guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but had no idea of what acceptable techniques are. Once this mentality is installed in youngsters
By looking at the way humans are influenced in society, I believe there is a good evidence to point the blame at several institutions. These include the forces of the media, the government, drugs and our economic system. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of an gang by making it all sound glamorous. One of the ways that children do things that are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. Many shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown how contaminated that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existence as acceptable. Many shows where the "good guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but had no idea of what acceptable techniques are. Once this mentality is installed in youngsters