Deviance Test #2 (Chapter 5)

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Troubling Youth

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Such as young offenders , gang members, and street youth , are seen as a threat to society

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Troubled Youth

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Perceived first and foremost threats to themselves (ex; substance abuse) they are also seen as potential future threats to society as well. These people can become "troubling" if their issues are not dealt with
early enough.

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Youth

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Generally refers to a transitional time in life between childhood and maturity ; one is no longer a child but not exactly an adult yet. "Youth" is socially constructed and generally varies across cultures over time.

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Moral Panics

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an instance of public anxiety or alarm in response to a problem regarded as threatening the moral standards of society

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Parenting Style

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Incorporates several characteristics including supervision, parental control, and emotional ties between parent and child

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Ethnographic Research

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Ethnographic research involves observation of and interactions with the people or group being studied in the group’s own environment, often for long periods of time (ex; researchers embedding themselves in gangs for a long period of time)

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material incentives

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Idea that some people join gangs based on the belief that the gang will provide an environment that increases the chances of making money- more regularly and with less effort then if pursuing economic success individually.

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recreation

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Another reason for gang membership. Gangs, provide entertainment and a social life, and in some communities may serve as the primary social institution in the neighbourhood promoting social events and supplying drugs and alcohol

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a place of refuge and camouflage

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Gangs may serve this purpose , motivating some individuals to seek gang membership. Being "one of the gang" provides a level of anonymity removing a sense of personal responsibility for illegal activities "the gang is going to provide a sense of cover"

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physical protection

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People drawn to gangs as they believe they can provide protection from known dangers in the neighbourhood

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A time to resist

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Joining a gang may serve as a time to resist living the lives their parents lived.

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commitment to the community

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join gang to fulfill family obligations and continue tradition (father and grandfather both joined so I need to as well)

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the "gang" problem

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The way that gangs are being portrayed by media and other types of public discourse in which they seem to be a growing problem for society and one that is out of control.

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racialize

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Canadian newspapers racialize the gang problem. In other words they have stories about gangs frequently referencing racial or ethnic groups. This is problematic on two fronts. First a distorted picture of Canadian gangs is presented to the audience. Second race and ethnicity are only overtly linked in the media to gang activity when non-whites are involved

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parents patriae

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In 1908 , the Canadian Juvenile justice system was created with the implementation of the juvenile deliquents act. Its foundation was the principale "parents patriae" (parent of the country), meaning that the state would act in the best interests of children under the age of 16 if it became clear that their own parents were unwilling or unable to - and both neglected and delinquent children were presumed to need such legislative attention

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young offenders

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Youth who committed crimes , seen as a criminal rather than simply youth gone astray.

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binge drinking

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Five drinks in one sitting for males and four drinks in one sitting for females

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prevention paradox

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The growing efforts to help "problem" drinkers on campus have not reduced the extent of harm caused by alcohol consumption because most of the harm comes from the larger number of low- to moderate risk drinkers rather than the smaller number of high risk drinkers

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at-risk youth

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Particular groups of youth are labeled "at risk" because of numerous personal, family, community, and educational factors

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risk society

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Beck (1992,1999) suggests has emerged over the last several decades - a society in which knowledge experts warn us that risks are everywhere

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science of risk

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Looking at at risk youth and the means in which educated professionals can look at them and evaluate
the possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger

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generation gap

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differences of outlook or opinion between people of different generations.

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sturm und drang

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sturm und drag (storm and stress) of adolescence