Imagine you are an expert called onto a television show to have a conversation with a pundit who is saying that gangs destroy communities and their members. How might you use sociologist Venkatesh’s studies to respond?
A) Gangs actually do not engage in criminal activity; that stereotype is nothing more than a media myth.
B) It is true that gangs destroy their members, and they have only negative effects on their communities.
C) Gangs provide much more lucrative employment for all their members than regular employment would.
D) Some gangs actually provide resources for their communities and encourage their members to stay in school.
Answer: D
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