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    The Involvement of Youths in Gangs Rica Philline E. Verceles Catanduanes State University Abstract The study describes the involvement of youths towards gangs. The research identifies the reasons why youths join in gangs‚ the benefits or advantages in joining gangs‚ disadvantages and crimes involving gangs‚ and preventing youths in joining gangs. Data were collected using a library research. Findings indicate that youths have varying reasons why they join in gangs. These reasons include:

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    demonstrate why I think that kids should join the youth sport leagues. Kids or any other aged person will use their knowledge on sports in the future‚ like leadership on leading the sports team. Not just that but sports will have a change on the kid or any aged person on dealing with problems like‚ a team having the upper hand because of their strength‚ age or experience which cases the team to strategize a plan‚ so not just the body gets exercise but the brain too. Each kid should do sports or in

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    What Can Parents Do To Prevent Children from Joining Gangs There are many problems this world is facing including the economy‚ and the environment‚ but society does not pay much attention to our children (our nation’s future) and what kind of activities they are involving themselves with. For many years now more children are getting into gangs due to numerous reasons. Although‚ one of the main reasons why they fall into that kind of life is the lack of attention and love they get from their parents

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    Youth Gangs Push and Pull Factors Arjun Sharma SOC101Y Friday‚ November 23‚ 2012 Ms. Fulton Youth Gangs Push and Pull factors in America What influences youth to join and leave gangs in America? This essay strives to seek and inquire an answer or explanation to this question. I will try to approach the answer to this question by analyzing the biggest factors of it such as the influence of social institutions‚ psychological behaviour‚ media and many more to determine the push and pull factors

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    different social‚ cultural and political factors have contributed to the emergence of gangs among the disadvantaged‚ and often youth demographics. These gangs are frequently responsible for perpetuating violence‚ and creating societal turmoil. This gang formation‚ and gang related violence is a product of the circumstances faced by many in contemporary societies. For example‚ in Puerto Rico‚ “Puerto Rican drug gangs emerged as epiphenomena of systematic exclusion tied to the political economy of a city

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    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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    “You should join FFA”‚ this was my first experience with an FFA member. Once I joined the organization‚ it became a part of me‚ it changed my outlook on life‚ my career‚ and my mental mindset. The FFA organization has a motto‚ it reads “Learning to Do‚ Doing to Learn‚ Earning to Live‚ Living to Serve”‚ this motto has given me a new perspective of life. At the current point in my life‚ I am “Learning to Do”. I am in school learning valuable knowledge that I will need later on in my life. Once I get

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    ordering the members to suicide. According to an article “Why Do People Join Cults?” by Adrian Furnham‚ Ph.D.‚ a cult is a group with “powerful and exclusive dedication and devotion to an explicit person or creed‚” with a goal to “reprogramming the way people see the world” (Furnham). In summary‚ a cult‚ as explained in “Cult Influence & Persuasion Tactics” by Kelton Rhoads‚ Ph.D.‚ “displaces a person’s former

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    type of student‚ the "I don’t see the value" type ‚which may be that they didn’t explain the reason for following the instructions to their satisfaction which in this case may be the reason why they don’t see the value of the tour‚ It is mentioned online in 2010 that there are eight reasons why students should join school activities‚ one of those is to know new people and have fun‚ it is a must that they enjoy what they are doing‚ it will be easier for them to learn by having fun with the experience

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    [enter name]. Why do I want to join teen board? I would like to become a part of East Chase teen board because I feel that it would be a great experience for me. I am a very friendly person and get along with others very well. I am a smart and intelligent person .I have maintain A B honor roll since Kindergarten. I was Valedictorian of my elementary class and now currently have a G.P.A. of 3.8. I love to smile and I think that joining teen board would be the best place for me. I want to join teen board

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