Gangs And How It Affect Family Essay, Research Paper

Introduction of theme and articles

The theme of the family studies media journal is gangs and how school, neighborhood and family affects the number of people who join. The articles are chosen to show how gangs can affect the way society looks at gangs, the way neighborhood, school and family can affect a person to join a gang, and how schools, neighborhoods and family can be affected by a person who becomes a member of a gang.

Summary of theme (main issues, arguments, etc.)

The main issue of my theme is that not only do school, neighborhood and family, but other aspects affect gangs as well. Many people would agree that neighborhood, family and school are not the only issues that affect an individual to take a road that leads them to a dead end. The way the person feels during that period is one of the other issues that affect a person whose judgment is to be considered. A person who is happy would probably not join a gang, but a person who is depressed might. The more depressed the person is, the more vulnerable they are to these circumstances.

Discussion of the Viewpoints of the Reporters or the Article You Are Using

The viewpoint of the reporters and/or the articles used is to agree to what is happening to the Canadian government. The Liberals are re-examining and changing the anti-gang legislature and making sure that it would not be easily be used against what it suppose to be for. Other legislature changes like Canada s child support, custody laws, reform of the Human Rights Act, privacy laws and the access to information who were long-waiting to be examined had to be postponed because the anti-gang legislature is very important to the Canadian society for it literary shapes how the society should look now and in the future.

Your Personal Reaction to the Theme, Clearly Relating the Issue to Yourself

Every issue has two sides to the problem, either to agree or to disagree. Due to the ideas mentioned above, to agree is the best situation to be in. This means that we should look out for the adolescences (especially males) to fall into a gangs trap. This also means that parents should spend some time with their kids and not just worry about money and how many jobs they have to work at just to get that amount of money. Parental love is very important to teens because the things around them can easily influence them into doing something they might not know is a bad choice. The way gangs are portrayed in today s society is becoming very negative to what it really means. Gangs are now represented as a group of people who are violent and would do anything if a person in their gang were being looked down upon. Membership to these elite gangs would be challenging if not dangerous to the person being initiated. Once they are into the gang, it might be very hard to get out if they even get a chance to leave the group for they might be afraid that they might spill out secrets that rival gangs can use to their advantage or evidence that the police might use to arrest and convict them of certain charges.

Conclusion Relative to the Theme

In conclusion, the theme of family, neighborhood and school are some of the many factors that affect an individual to be involved in a gang. It is something most parents would not want their kids to be belonging to. If a parent ever finds out that their kid might belong to a gang, do not be afraid to talk to them and tell them to back out. Parents should encourage the kid to call the cops if any illegal stuff occurs within the gang and should face the problems that are occurring by themselves that is legal and not count on the gang who can turn around and double cross you.