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A 3 page discussion of the influence sociocultural forces have in influencing juveniles to join gangs.
The author demonstrates that the sociocultural forces come full circle when the same juveniles that were once influenced to join a gang start
exerting influence on others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPsocGng.rtf
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our lives. These forces influence everything from the way we dress to our choices in entertainment. Many times sociocultural forces influence much more important aspects of our lives.
Juveniles, it seems, are particularly susceptible to their impact. Sociocultural forces are a critical factor, in fact, in juvenile health and welfare. Juveniles today face more threats
to their health, safety, and welfare than they have at any other time in the regions history. This is attributable to a number of factors but one of the
most concerning is the escalation of juvenile involvement in gangs. A brief review of the topic on the World Wide Web reveals that many areas of our country stand
in testament to the fact but none more so than Baltimore Maryland. Perpetuated by the crime ridden neighborhoods many Baltimore youths are forced
to grow up in, juvenile gangs become a means of escape and provide a perception of protection. By joining gangs juveniles are taking what appears to them to be
a logical step to better their fate in life. To understand how these individuals could make such devastating choices we must understand that theirs is a life of devastating
poverty and extreme hardship, a life which bears little resemblance to that most of us in mainstream America have come to expect and gangs offer them a chance to overcome
some of the problems that confront them every day of their lives. The promise that gangs extend to juveniles is, of
course, replete with many problems. Gangs in reality offer no solution for these problems but instead only serve to escalate them. Consider, for example, the downward spiral ridden
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