Links between gang membership and social deprivation

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word used to describe when people join a gang becuase of social, economic and cultural disadvantages
pushes
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what can a gang provide for a youth from a dysfunctional family
support
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feelings of ____ may push youths from the underclass towards the status and identity that gangs provide
exclusion
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word used to describe when someone joins a gang because of the attractiveness of it
pulls
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what sociologist observed that gangs are usually linked to 'underclass' conditions
White (2002)
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fear of ____ may push youths towards a gang if they're from a deprived neighbourhood
violence
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what can gang membership give to working class youths?
status
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What does White say a gang can provide for vulnerable groups of young people
security
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______ and Van Winkle argue that the reason youths join gangs is due to 'pushes' and 'pulls'
Decker
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what can a gang provide for a youth from a dysfunctional family

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support

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feelings of ____ may push youths from the underclass towards the status and identity that gangs provide

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Card 4

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word used to describe when someone joins a gang because of the attractiveness of it

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Card 5

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what sociologist observed that gangs are usually linked to 'underclass' conditions

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