March 21 - Youth and Deviance II Flashcards
What are the trends associated with drug use?
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
What are the reason for the use of drugs?
Stress
Escape
social activity
satisfy curiosity
independence
part of peer group
What use of drugs correlated with
use among peers
What are examples of individual problematic drug use?
Genetic and environmental dispositions
Degree of Personal competence
Connections with violent behaviour
Gang involvement
What are aspects of problematic family drug use?
Parenting Style
Degree of parent-child emotional attachment - bad = more drug use
What are aspects of problematic community drug use?
Norms about substance abuse
prevalence of crime
Price and availability of substances
economic conditions
What are aspects of problematic school drug use?
Academic Success
Reading Skills
Problem solving abilities
Extracurricular activities
Feeling of belonging
What are youth gangs?
There is no universal definition for gangs
gangs and youth crime considered to be out of control
intimate relationship with neighbourhood
increasingly moving online
How are gangs socially constructed?
those with power identify groups as gangs, however sometimes incorrectly labelled
Who are more likely to be labelled as part of a gang, why is this so?
Members of racialized groups; because of racism within our criminal justice system
What are the reasons for youth to join gangs?
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
how do gangs often view their existence?
as the embodiment of their neighbourhood
What is the primary motive for gang warfare?
Vehement protection
Who benefits from moral panics about gangs?
Media, Politicians, Law Enforcement, Gangs Themselves
Based off Slocum and Wiley, what are the effects of police contact on the youth?
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
What are the two interrelated ways school affects delinquency?
Taken over occupational socialization functions formerly done by the family
The school is related through its effects on children’s daily lives
According to Doob, Sprott and Jenkins what effect did school have on children with early aggression?
Protect them from being violent
What is street racing?
Refers to unsanctioned and often illegal forms of racing vehicles on public roads
Who did the media, politicians, and police officials blame for promoting street racing?
Fast and Furious Movie series
Street Races can be:
Unorganized/spontaneous
highly organized/planned
What are the connections between street racing and deviance?
Highly deviantized and criminalized in recent years
alleged connections to many other forms of deviance such as vehicular theft, physical assault, etc
Who is the car scene subculture most attributed to?
car enthusiasts
young males (16-25)
low income
blue collar/unemployed
wealthy students
young women
financially wealthy, middle aged men
What are cars to some people?
means of expression
apart of social identity
What is the motivation of street racing and cars
escaping police
