Girl Gangs Essay

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Topic 2 “[One sociological view]…defines deviance as the infraction of some agree-upon rule.” In these few years, the girl gangs activities become more active. Albeit the number is still not as significant as the boys, its upward trend draws the public attention. In this essay, I am going to identify the present situation of girl gangs, following by an evaluation on it as basis with the theory of strains towards anomie and other theories. The report “A Study on Girls in Gang” by Hong Kong Federation of Youth is used as the blueprint. To explain the girl gang phenomenon in HK, we must first understand their backgrounds, purposes, activities and also the reasons for quitting. In terms of age, these girls are below the age of 21. In terms of the relationship with families, they mostly are living with their families yet, not having a very intimate relationship with their parents. In terms of the relationship to school, the girls are not too attached to it and with little sense of belongings as they may be marginalized by teachers or students. They perceived the school curriculum as impractical, thus, showing little interest in going to school. (EG) In terms of geographic, they are mostly from public estates. All these imply children lack guidance in decision making are prone to deviance. Their dysfunctional environment results in social exclusion, isolation from social institutions, and a subsequent involvement with youth gangs. Meanwhile, it formulates their motives and purposes in joining gangs. At the personal level, the fundamental biological difference between boys and girls is a motivating factor. It gains reputation and status for “fighting girls” as they seemingly possess trait of “masculinity”. Thus, enhance self-image and their confidence in a wrong way. At the family level, many of them claimed that they want to escape from home due to parents’
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