Influential and Sociological Aspects of Gangs: What Makes Individuals Want to Join Gangs? Magdaline Mouratides Sociology 100 Instructor Francisco Limόn November 29‚ 2011 Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify the sociological aspects and means in which individuals may use in order to affiliate themselves within a gang and their practices. The following research uses statistics and information given by police departments and the Department of Justice. I have searched for reasoning
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The American Lung Association reports that teens who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime find it hard to quit‚ even if they want to do so. Some teens develop addictions even more quickly‚ and they experience cravings for nicotine quite soon after initiating cigarette use. Teens can also become addicted to the process of smoking‚ finding it difficult to even think about going through
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WHY TEENAGER SMOKES CIGARETTES “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health‚” it is the label found in cigarette packs. Most people start smoking when they are in their teens and been addicted when the time they reach adulthood. Some tried to quit but returned to cigarettes because smoking is such a strong addiction. There are lots of reasons why teens smoke‚ it’s usually start for one reason or another and then it is really hard to quit. Cigarettes are widely available at any places and it’s
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Is this how you expect us to join the website? Well then‚ I’m just looking for some notes to help me with an internal assessment. As a common teenager‚ I don’t really expect to have to fill in a 250 word essay and submit it just so I can join a website I will probably only spend 5 minutes on. Hence why this informal essay is on why I shouldn’t do a proper essay for the sake of joining your website. As it turns out‚ I am studying year 12 classics. I am investigating the differences between the movie
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reasons why a person joins the military. Many people join for the wrong reasons instead of the right ones. More people should carefully consider what they are joining for. Myself and many people I know all joined for the right reason. People need to know the risks of joining before they sign there papers. The military is not something you need to jump right into. Myself joined the army in March of 1999. The main reason I joined was to serve my country. Many people were telling me not to join‚ but I
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Why do Teenagers Abuse Prescription Drugs in America? What do we think when we know that the use of illicit drugs in America has been decreasing over the past decade? Should this be a bad thing or a good thing? Generally‚ people would think this is good and that our nation is certainly progressing as a whole. But to be honest‚ how is it possible to have this sort of decrease in a free will country such as America. The answer to this is the new era of drugs. Prescription drugs are the reason why
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Parents do not understand teenagers In the past‚ agricultural social structure simplifies the relationship between parents and teenagers. Without media‚ there is no pornography‚ drug and drinking abuse. Without high-tech computer and academic pressure‚ teenagers have plenty of time to deal with parent and learn filial piety and etiquettes. Parents absolutely have the high status in the family and teenagers only have a “submission” word in their dictionary. Currently‚ patriarchy
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gathering ideas from this article‚ Teens Do Their Share of Lying‚ and the author’s personality‚ I’m convinced Loretta Ragsdell’s writing style is very sarcastic and observant in which she explains why and when teenagers of this era‚ lie. In the first place‚ her writing is very sarcastic. This can be conveyed in the quotes from paragraph one and six‚ that states that‚ "Finally‚ the answer has arrived to the age-old question and unsettling mystery of why teenagers lie" and "Also‚ many teens have excellent
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GANG IS EVEVIDENT AS ONE OF THE BAD INFLUENCED ON TEENAGERS LIVES. Growing up and knowing who I am‚ my values‚ my culture and where I fit in‚ in this world and the societies that I interact with were all the things that made me who I am today. As a teenage of course its all about fun and living wild but the big question is why do young people join gangs ? As a result from gang is evident as one of the bad influenced on young peoples lives the statistics that I found online From most of the
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a strange thought that people could just walk away from their regular lives to put trust in something so foreign to them‚ but promises a great return or will save them from something that may cause harm. There are many reasons somebody may turn to join a cult‚ because they are very promising‚ and may be the only option remaining for some people because of a tragic event occurring in their life or a mental state they are currently going through. Cults are communities of worship that so often include
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