March 21 - Youth and Deviance II

Question 1

What are the trends associated with drug use?

Answer 1

Lower among youth today since 1979
Decreasing since 1979
Cannabis is most common
Between 40 - 60% of people have tried it in Grade 12
fewer use regularly

Question 2

What are the reason for the use of drugs?

Answer 2

Stress
Escape
social activity
satisfy curiosity
independence
part of peer group

Question 3

What use of drugs correlated with

Answer 3

use among peers

Question 4

What are examples of individual problematic drug use?

Answer 4

Genetic and environmental dispositions
Degree of Personal competence
Connections with violent behaviour
Gang involvement

Question 5

What are aspects of problematic family drug use?

Answer 5

Parenting Style
Degree of parent-child emotional attachment - bad = more drug use

Question 6

What are aspects of problematic community drug use?

Answer 6

Norms about substance abuse
prevalence of crime
Price and availability of substances
economic conditions

Question 7

What are aspects of problematic school drug use?

Answer 7

Academic Success
Reading Skills
Problem solving abilities
Extracurricular activities
Feeling of belonging

Question 8

What are youth gangs?

Answer 8

There is no universal definition for gangs
gangs and youth crime considered to be out of control
intimate relationship with neighbourhood
increasingly moving online

Question 9

How are gangs socially constructed?

Answer 9

those with power identify groups as gangs, however sometimes incorrectly labelled

Question 10

Who are more likely to be labelled as part of a gang, why is this so?

Answer 10

Members of racialized groups; because of racism within our criminal justice system

Question 11

What are the reasons for youth to join gangs?

Answer 11

material - gangs help make more money
recreation - parties, bbq, etc
refuge - they will help you
protection - youths believe they will be protected
resistance - youths believe they become more independent
commitment - to the community; help protect and give back to the community

Question 12

how do gangs often view their existence?

Answer 12

as the embodiment of their neighbourhood

Question 13

What is the primary motive for gang warfare?

Answer 13

Vehement protection

Question 14

Who benefits from moral panics about gangs?

Answer 14

Media, Politicians, Law Enforcement, Gangs Themselves

Question 15

Based off Slocum and Wiley, what are the effects of police contact on the youth?

Answer 15

Youths who interact with the criminal justice system are more likely to continue with the deviant behaviour
Internalize the labelling
punishment yields higher levels of criminality

Question 16

What are the two interrelated ways school affects delinquency?

Answer 16

Taken over occupational socialization functions formerly done by the family
The school is related through its effects on children’s daily lives

Question 17

According to Doob, Sprott and Jenkins what effect did school have on children with early aggression?

Answer 17

Protect them from being violent

Question 18

What is street racing?

Answer 18

Refers to unsanctioned and often illegal forms of racing vehicles on public roads

Question 19

Who did the media, politicians, and police officials blame for promoting street racing?

Answer 19

Fast and Furious Movie series

Question 20

Street Races can be:

Answer 20

Unorganized/spontaneous
highly organized/planned

Question 21

What are the connections between street racing and deviance?

Answer 21

Highly deviantized and criminalized in recent years
alleged connections to many other forms of deviance such as vehicular theft, physical assault, etc

Question 22

Who is the car scene subculture most attributed to?

Answer 22

car enthusiasts
young males (16-25)
low income
blue collar/unemployed
wealthy students
young women
financially wealthy, middle aged men

Question 23

What are cars to some people?

Answer 23

means of expression
apart of social identity

Question 24

What is the motivation of street racing and cars

Answer 24

escaping police