Chapter 8 Summary

My professor is extremely picky, so please follow instructions carefully. He wants us to define the following key terms and answer the questions with 4 to 5 sentences each. I will attach an example from a previous chapter below (Chapter 6) to give you an idea of what a paper that gets full points looks like. Thank you.

1) Define the following key words: code of the streets; drug normalization thesis; enhancement perspective; facilitation perspective; grounded culture theory; Kingism; locura; moral transcendence; multiple marginalization; routine activities theory; selection perspective; social injury hypothesis; street organization; subculture of violence; threat; women’s liberation thesis

2) Compare and contrast perspectives of why youth join gangs and why gangs emerge.

3) Discuss how theories on crime and drug use have been applied to gangs.

4) Explain gender-specific perspectives on gangs.

5) Differentiate among the various perspectives on gang violence.