Based on the research of Martín Sánchez-Jankowski, what are the primary reasons urban male youth join gangs?

What will be an ideal response?


Urban male youth join gangs primarily to gain access to money, to have recreation including girls and drugs, to maintain anonymity when committing crimes, for protection, and to protect their local communities from outsiders.

Sociology

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

In the southeast, the most common cause of kidney failure is

a. smoking. b. genetic predisposition. c. hypertension. d. high-fat diets.

Sociology

Means to use computers to increase workers' speed or to keep an eye on their job performance

a. Trained incapacity b. Automate c. Informate d. Professionalization

Sociology

In 2012, an independent commission in Japan concluded that the cause of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima was partly a result of ______.

A. Japanese culture B. financial globalization C. corporate greed D. widespread immorality

Sociology