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Factors That Influence Gangsterism

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What are major cases the major cases that influence gangsterism?
How geographical location of gangsters does contributes to internal and external gang-related violence in schools?
Why gangster based violence occur in schools?
What was the course of the group fight in Umlulama High School?
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The background of the pupils contribute to gangster related violence however, there many factor that contribute gangster base violence. In the same vein it has been argued that pupils are influenced by the outsiders to be involved in gangster. Others they live in the broken families where mother does not bond with them therefore those pupils can’t get love form their parents and in order for them to leave life that satisfy their own desires they …show more content…

According to Sutherlands gang-related violence in schools is a behaviour that learners have learned as a result of association with gangsters that are present in the community. Gang influence is stronger on learners because of factors such as deprivation, marginalization, and exposure to innovative success models such as gangster. (Doerner and Lab, 2012). Learners establish techniques to commit crimes within the school premises such as drug dealings and the gangster also enter into schools and extort money from learners. The learners learn violence in their communities. The geographical location of gangsters contributes on both the internal and external violence on school. Based on Sutherland’s principles of social differential asocial, Sutherland explains that as learners attend in a school that is surrounded by gangster, communicate with the members of gangs; it can be either in the form of being approached by gangsters or being part of the group (Karman, …show more content…

Gangsters find it difficult to adapt to the new society, other gangs are marginalized, deprived (lack improved water, sanitation and durable houses), there is a lack of education which makes it impossible for lower class individuals to achieve their success goals which also leads to unemployment which result in poverty (Doerner and Lab, 2012). Social inequality where there is categories according to one’s social status and income. This then lead to imbalance between cultural-defined goals and society means of achieving the goals. Gangster use crime activities which contribute to violence where conflicts arise between gang groups. However, society has its own norms which are set to guide or shape individuals behaviour, they serve as cultural expectations, and they shape individuals decisions and provide a society with a sense of morality to maintain social cohesion and order. Hence, Sutherland explains that with the presence of gangsters in the community learners as they socialize with gangs in the community they learn the culture (violence and crime) and the norms of gangster (Clinard and Meier, 2011) they learn the behaviour of gangsters as they also encounter the same social economic challenges that the

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