The Saints And The Roughnecks Summary

In our society, many people will not admit, but we are inclined to hold different perceptions and biases towards individuals or groups. These preconceived notions offer opinions that are not supported by evidence other than assumption. During high school, teens are in a stage of their lives where there are transitioning to adulthood and are trying to find their own identity. By doing so, these adolescents begin associate with other individuals who are alike and go on and create a clique. Anybody who has ever attended grade school is aware that social ladders exist. In certain circumstances, these social classes are used to judgment. In The Saints and the Roughnecks, William J. Chambliss depicts and exposes the inequality that exist under the eyes of the community towards adolescents.
In his two-year research, Chambliss observed two different social groups who attended Hanibal High School. The two social groups were perceived and treated differently under the community’s eye, yet both committed similar crime. His observations depicted how The Saints, eight upper-middle class students, were seen and considered the good kids based on their participation on school activities and social group. However, the Saints led a different life after school and during the weekends that normally involved truancy and other deviant acts without
Certain series of events that occurred during Chambliss research presented similar real life scenarios that occur across the nation everyday. The greatest mistake that occurs most often is that individuals begin to make assumptions. During high school, adolescents are either seen as good kids or bad kids. These assumptions are based through external factors that range from social background and current influences in society. The Roughnecks were seen as the burden teens are were expected to fail during life. This leads children on a path of