After reading and understanding the article " Violence, Older Peers, and the Socialization of Adolescent Boys in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods" by David J. Harding (2009), he argues that,
This is the socialization of adolescent boys by older neighborhood peers, particularly those most likely to be available in the neighborhood: older men who are unemployed, not in school, and involved in the underground economy (p. 446).
Based on the article, the issue that Harding's (2009) observing is that younger boys in disadvantage neighborhoods are likely to interact with older men, which can be a leading factor in the way young people make decisions. Harding's (2009) purpose of such research was to show that compared to counterparts in upper-class neighborhoods,…