There are two major factors I believe plays a great role in middle-class delinquency which lead many teenage to join gangs. The American Dream concept is known around the world. It is the concept that America is the land of opportunities to where anyone can make something of themselves without their native’s cultural restraints. The main idea of the American Dream is that if you work hard or obtain a good education, you’ll accumulate wealth which symbolizes success. Throughout all America’s social classes, it is the belief that success in measured by wealth. This notion is more dominant in the middle class as they are more prone to a belief of governing their own destinies (strong sense of self and pride), working hard will pay off in the
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The term refers to the collective ways that teenagers conduct their lives. It is a subculture with norms, behaviors, mores and values that differs from the main culture of society. It is a tool for teenagers to focus on self-identity and self-discovery while transiting into adulthood. During this journey, teens will seek others within the same age group to help them grow into what they want to become and to understand the world around them. Focusing on delinquency, juveniles are more open to the influence of their peers and will conform to the behavior patterns of whatever prevails within the youth culture (Cox et al, 2017). The advancement of social media, technology, and liberalist views help further teens need to be different within the world and to be free from societal rules. Like the American Dream argument above, some teens who cannot uphold or reject middle-class standards will develop their own goals and means to achieve it, however, they will still seek out recognition. Only through the approval of other teens will they receive that recognition and with it, an "upper-class status" within the youth culture's hierarchy. Such thought-process allows teens to be more susceptible to gangs as they attempt to live by youth culture or own rules verse society's. Such action is the main cause for delinquents to commit crimes and adopt bad behavior as
The term refers to the collective ways that teenagers conduct their lives. It is a subculture with norms, behaviors, mores and values that differs from the main culture of society. It is a tool for teenagers to focus on self-identity and self-discovery while transiting into adulthood. During this journey, teens will seek others within the same age group to help them grow into what they want to become and to understand the world around them. Focusing on delinquency, juveniles are more open to the influence of their peers and will conform to the behavior patterns of whatever prevails within the youth culture (Cox et al, 2017). The advancement of social media, technology, and liberalist views help further teens need to be different within the world and to be free from societal rules. Like the American Dream argument above, some teens who cannot uphold or reject middle-class standards will develop their own goals and means to achieve it, however, they will still seek out recognition. Only through the approval of other teens will they receive that recognition and with it, an "upper-class status" within the youth culture's hierarchy. Such thought-process allows teens to be more susceptible to gangs as they attempt to live by youth culture or own rules verse society's. Such action is the main cause for delinquents to commit crimes and adopt bad behavior as