Gang Membership and Social Deprivation

Question 1

Decker and Van Winkle

Answer 1

Explain reasons for joining gangs consists of both 'push' and 'pull' factors 
Push
•poverty
•racism
•deprivation
•class and ethnicity 

Pull
•easy money
•friendship 
•belonging 
•security

Question 2

White

Answer 2

Suggests that gangs as linked to the ‘underclass’ -conditions of poverty and social exclusion. Gang membership provides a sense of inclusion and support for vulnerable groups of young people
- helps them cope their their oppressive environments and marginalised positions