Question 1

A youth living in the area of Jane and Finch in Toronto,an area known as having a high crime rate and high population turnover,is more likely to join a gang because of which factor?

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Community indicators, such as living in an area with a high crime rate and high population turnover, can make a youth more susceptible to joining a gang as they may feel a lack of safety and community support.

Question 2

Describe the social control of youth alcohol use at a formal level.Be sure to address the social control of overall alcohol use among youth,as well as the social control of university binge drinking in particular.

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Question 3

Are teenagers fundamentally different than adults? Using the theories and research identified in this chapter,argue your position on whether teenagers are a legitimate and characteristically unique subculture or whether the entire cohort is a social construction born from fear and misunderstanding.

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Question 4

Describe and briefly de-construct the question "why are fraternities not considered gangs?".

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Question 5

Explain what leads Sanday (cited in Vankatesh,2003)to ask the question of why fraternities are not considered to be "gangs." Then discuss your opinion of whether there is a meaningful difference between fraternities and gangs.

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Question 6

Discuss the problem of the prevention paradox,and explain how that problem may be overcome.

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Question 7

Based on the information analyzing the reasons behind gang involvement,the construction of the gang problem,the construction of youth and the various laws that sanction youth behaviours,how can we as a society attempt to reduce the factors surrounding the deviance associated with youth gangs?

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Question 8

Describe the various ways that the gang problem' is constructed in our society,as highlighted in our text.What impact does this construction have on public perceptions of youth,gangs and crime?

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Question 9

Compare and contrast how youth gangs are studied with positivist,interpretive,and critical theoretical approaches.

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Question 10

List and describe the five elements of a moral panic.

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Question 11

Jankowski (1991)suggests various reasons for joining a gang.Identify and describe each of the reasons.Provide an example of behaviour for each reason.

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Question 12

Explain the ways in which the adult world is responsible for troubled,troubling,and/or deviant youth.In your answer,refer to youth crime/gangs,substance use,and the "deviant" nature of adolescence itself.

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Question 13

Which of the following social deviance theories did Grekul and LeBoucanse-Benson not incorporate into their research on Aboriginal gangs in Canada?

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The researchers did not incorporate feminist theories into their research on Aboriginal gangs in Canada.

Question 14

Identify the "most important" thing to high school boys and girls,based on research in the mid-20^th century.Then explain how these interests (a)are set in motion by the adult world,and (b)have their equivalents in the adult world.

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Question 15

Explain how Grekul and LaBoucane-Benson (2007)combine social bonds theory,conflict theory,and labelling theory in their analysis of Aboriginal gangs in Canada.

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Question 16

Briefly describe the research surrounding drug use in youth.Analyze whether the programs similar to "Just Say No' are effective,based on both what you know and what theories tell you.

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Question 17

There were 4 categories of factors that influence gang involvement mentioned in the text.Describe 2 of them and how they impact youth and gang membership.

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Question 18

Discuss the similarities and differences between the concept of at-risk youth,and the earlier concepts of troubled and troubling youth.

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Question 19

List three ways that adolescent smoking is socially controlled,and then identify each of those forms of control as (a)formal/informal and (b)preventative/retroactive.

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Question 20

Identify the event that resulted in the popularization of the term moral panic.Outline the five elements of a moral panic,and describe a contemporary situation (other than youth crime/gangs)that you believe is characterized by a moral panic.

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Quiz 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth