Subculture Observation Report

The subculture I choose to observe were young black men within their neighborhoods, the ins and outs of what draws young black men to choose to involve themselves into the a life of crime. I had no idea where I was going to observe such a group, I feared going to certain areas in the North West side of Tulsa, where there are active gangs who live there. I knew of no one that could accompany me, however, my aunt in Texas invited me to spend the weekend with her, because she had friend who was a police officer , the added bonus is that he was a Black man who patrolled the streets of North Dallas, where there are high levels of crime and gang participation. I was raised in a sheltered environment, both my parents came from broken homes and they did not want that life for us and so they worked on their marriage until we grew up and graduated high school. The only history I can relate to my subculture group is that I am a young black man and I always wondered why some young black men are set back, is it because there is not a family unity, perhaps, a father is not present or is but not actively involved in their lives.( Singleton pg.2) I wonder what …show more content…
I pray not, however, from what I saw those evenings I only imagined them on television. It was like looking a scene from a motion picture, like Boyz in the Hood. Most of the areas involved in my surveillance were in very poor condition, some of the small children were barefoot and dirty and some were unsupervised. My heart just sank, I thought to myself, these are my people, my race and wonder why are they in such conditions. What bothered me the most, is not only are these young men involved in gangs, selling drugs, but they are selling it to one another, killing one another by means of supplying the