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The movie “Gran Torino” directed by and starring Clint Eastwood can best be seen as a

study of how one man learns to let go of his prejudices and find peace and happiness within him.

Clint Eastwood’s character Walt Kowalski is introduced as a cantankerous and miserable

newly widowed man who has emotionally isolated himself from his family who in turn show little to no respect for him and are only looking forward to sending him away to a retirement village so they can inherit his personal belongings. He is also haunted by the memories of something that he was not ordered to do when he served in the Korean War that has left him with deep feelings of self-hatred and guilt and because of this, he uses very racist language toward his new neighbors because they are of Asian descent, more specifically Hmong. Despite the racist language he uses, he is not necessarily racist himself partially because of his self-hatred and that he does have a group of friends and they use racist language to each other all the time, albeit in a sarcastic manner.

His prejudice against his neighbors starts to break down when he unwittingly rescues their son Thao from his older cousin, who happens to be in a gang that has been pressuring Thao for some time. After that night, his neighbors start leaving flowers and food on his doorstep as a sign of respect and gratitude. Walt however refuses the tributes at first because of his prejudice and also because Thao tried to steal his most prized possession, his Ford Grand Torino, in an attempt to get initiated into his older cousin’s gang.

Later on, he gains respect for Thao’s sister Sue after he pulled a gun on black gang members who were harassing her. This also shows that he is not necessarily racist because, if he actually were racist, he would have driven past the incident. She later invites him to a party at her house on his birthday where he begins interacting with her family and starts to develop a genuine interest in learning more about her family’s culture and customary traditions, even though he unintentionally performed some gestures that her family considered offensive. He even has the family’s shaman read him. It is here that the shaman tells Walt that people have no respect for him, he is not happy, and not at peace.

As penance for trying to steal Walt’s Grand Torino, Thao’s family sends him away to do small tasks for Walt and the rest of his neighbors. During this time, the two begin to form a mutual respect for one another with Walt beginning to become impressed with how hard Thao works. He soon helps Thao get a job at a construction site and gives Thao dating advice, which subsequently keeps him from going down the wrong path.

Throughout the film, Walt occasionally coughs up blood as a result of being a chronic smoker. This is something that he tries to hide from his family and his neighbors even though Thao eventually finds out.

One night, Thao’s cousin’s gang open fire at Thao’s house, kidnaps Sue, and rape her.

Walt decides to take down the gang himself even though Thao is persistent to let him help. It is here that we learn Walt shot and killed an enemy soldier who was trying to surrender and he doesn’t want Thao to live through the guilt he’s been living through. He then goes through his own rites, which include a bath, a fitted suit, and he even goes to Confession, which is something he’s always hated to do.

He then pulls up to the gang’s house and starts to berate them for all of the crimes they’ve committed. He then appears to be reaching for a gun so the gang fires several shots at him, killing him. In fact, he had actually been reaching for a lighter he had since he was in the Korean War. If Walt had still had his prejudices, he would have killed the gang, but in this scenario, we see that he is a changed man and he sacrificed himself to protect Thao, his family, and his future. After Walt’s funeral, we learn that because of his family’s selfish ways, he has not left them anything in his will. He left his house to the church and the Grand Torino to Thao on the grounds that he must not modify it in anyway.

In conclusion, even though Walt Kowalski appeared to hate everyone around him, deep inside, he had actually hated himself. Throughout the film, Walt Kowalski over came his

prejudices and learned to find peace and happiness within him and to respect other people no matter what ethnic background they might come from.

Walt Kowalski, a disgruntled, grumpy, and prejudiced widower holds contempt for his

children as well as for his neighbors. After Thao tries to steal Walt’s mint-condition 1972 Gran Torino as a way of being initiated into his cousin’s gang, Walt finds himself on the path to cleaning up the neighborhood as well as its youth. Gran Torino exemplifies intercultural conflict, the development of empathy between Walt and his neighbors, as well as great differences in the sociorelational context of Walt and his family versus his neighbors’ relationships.

According to Neuliep, intercultural conflict is defined as the implicit or explicit emotional struggle between persons of different cultural communities over perceived or actual incompatibility of cultural ideologies and values, situational norms, goals, face-orientations, scarce resources, styles/processes, and/or outcomes in a face-to-face (or mediated) context within a sociohistorical embedded system. Gran Torino would be a prime example of intercultural conflict exhibited by one cultural group to another. Since Walt despises his neighbors only due to their race, it shows how intercultural conflict is still relevant today. I believe the type of conflict would be the intermediary level of intercultural conflict because there are observable differences between Walt’s family culture and the Hmong culture. One major difference is the language barrier between the older Hmong members and Walt. Sue and Thao have to act as a translator between Walt and their older relatives. Walt also doesn’t understand the Hmong tradition of bringing food and gifts as a thank you for protection of their friends and family members. Although Walt does finally accept the gifts and friendship of his neighbors, the relationship we see between them in the beginning of the movie is a prime example of intermediary intercultural

conflict.

When we first see Walt in Gran Torino, there is no way we would every associate him

with a term like empathy. Quite frankly, the amount of racial slurs and derogatory language he

uses in the beginning of the movie made me loathe his character. However, this changed once he finally saw the light, no pun intended. During the exposition of the movie we see Walt as being a very unhappy elderly man. He is not close with his kids or their families and he hates the way the neighborhood is falling to shambles. His family seems to cause him much more pain than any sort of satisfaction, and they seem to be waiting on him to die so they can have his things. When Thao tries to steal his car, to Walt this is a prime example of how his neighborhood has turned upside down. Once Walt sees how kind and accepting his Hmong neighbors are, he finally realizes that they are more of a family than his own. Once Sue is beaten, Walt gives his life so that Thao and Sue can grow up without the fear of the lurking gang members. Walt also gives Thao the tools and the opportunity to learn the construction ins and outs so that he has a skill set he can grow to get a job. These means will provide Thao a way to support himself as well as his family so that he can make a better life for them in the future. From Walt hating everything about his neighbors, to giving his life for them truly shows the progression of empathy that he has in his heart.

With the Hmong people being a collectivist culture and Walt’s family being more individualistic, we see a great difference in sociorelational context. Since the Hmong people live in close proximity to one another and are close with each other, they are much more supportive and caring. This is shown with the gifts and food that collectively show up at someone’s doorstep. They also have large family gatherings with lots of food and conversation. This is the antithesis of the Kowalski family. Walt avoids his family and finally musters up courage to tell his son he’s sick, but then is told by his son that he is very busy. This forces Walt to just say goodbye and not tell him of his illness. The American family, in this case it is Walt’s, just look for material things instead of emotional support. Walt has kept his 1972 Gran Torino is prime

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condition, exhibiting the fact that he cares more for his car than for mending the strained

relationships he has with his family. Walt’s granddaughter wants the car when Walt passes away, but doesn’t care about spending time with him while he still is alive. It pains me to see their relationships the way they are. I love my grandparents dearly and cannot wait to see them this summer. I love hearing the family stories and history of my ancestors. Never would I think of them for their material items, that just sickens me.

All in all, I thought Gran Torino was a very interesting movie that shows how people can change over time. When we first meet Walt, he is such a bitter and cynical man that I honestly have no sympathy for. After he starts helping Thao and Sue, we start to see that Mr. Kowalski can actually be a decent human being. Then at the end of the movie when Walt gives his life to try and give them a better future, we conclude Walt’s empathetic journey. Over the course of the movie, Gran Torino, we see Walt complete a 180 degree turn from miserable, crotchety old man to compassionate and understanding human being. I believe this movie showed a lot of intercultural communication examples but my favorites that it exhibited were intercultural conflict, empathy, and sociorelational context.

Healthy Lifestyle

A healthy lifestyle is important because you don’t want to become crazy. A healthy

lifestyle allows you to function at 100%. In order to live a healthy lifestyle you need to have a healthy mind. You also need to have a healthy body. One last thing you need to have is a healthy work style. If you don’t think you have time for a healthy lifestyle think again. A healthy lifestyle will be hard in the beginning but if you don’t start now it will hurt you in the long run.

A healthy mind set allows a person to be calm in all situations. A healthy mind will relieve stress and allow you to concentrate. I believe that meditating will help you get a healthy mind. I also suggest eating antioxidant products. They improve focus. According to psychology today they say you should explore something new every day to expand your current knowledge. More than ever a healthy mind set doesn’t only mean relaxing it also depends on your mood. A positive mood will also allow you to have a healthy mind set. With a healthy mind you can overcome any challenge in your path to healthiness. This is one thing you should do to live a healthy lifestyle.

Having a healthy body is important. It allows you and your body to feel amazing. In a healthy lifestyle you don’t want to be just like a potato. To have a healthy body you need to eat healthy. Eating a salad wrap from McDonald’s is not healthy. You actually need to diet yourself to more greens on your plate, no soda or junk food, and more meats for protein. Another main factor of having a healthy body is exercise. Going to the gym helps with that exercise part. Playing sports or any outdoor activity works as well. Without a healthy body you have a major chance of getting diabetes type 2. These will get you one step closer to having a healthy lifestyle.

The last thing you need to obtain a healthy lifestyle is to have a healthy work style. What I mean by this is that when you work you can’t overpressure yourself. You should only limit yourself to an amount of work that you know you can complete. A healthy workstyle doesn’t mean only “working” it also means something like better posture. Slouching is not healthy for you. If slouching is your thing than you should stop before you look like The Hunchback of Notre Dame. You shouldn’t over think and overwork. “Work smarter not harder”, is a great quote relating to having a healthy workstyle by Allan F. Mogensen.

These are what you need to do to have a healthy lifestyle. “If you’re not willing to change don’t expect your life to either. You need a healthy mind by relaxing more and learning more. You need to have a healthy body by eating good and exercising. You need to have a healthy workstyle by not pressuring yourself way too much. These will all help you obtain a healthy lifestyle.

“You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won’t happen automatically.

You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.” – Joel Osteen. Most people think that life is easy. They don’t have to make very big decisions that often, causing them to struggle when the day comes where they have to. However, when one has to decide whether to move on or to stay where they are, people usually have to work to forget about their past and move forward. In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, protagonist Guy Montag begins as an arrogant man who proceeds to forget about his past as well as become a more analytical person with the help of a strongly influential relationship with a girl named Clarisse.

Before the epiphanies that would change his life forever, Montag begins as an arrogant man, who is captivated by everything about him. For example, when returning to the firehouse: [Montag] knew that when he returned, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man,

burnt-corked, in the mirror. Later, going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile

still gripped by his face muscles in the dark. It never went away, that smile. (4) This shows that truly is obsessed with everything he does, and he shows it. This also shows that

he will always be hooked on his life in a bad way. As a result, Montag stays in an arrogant stage for most of his life.

Montag is like every other person in his society, until a highly influential relationship forms with the one person that isn’t: a girl named Clarisse. For example, when Montag is walking in the rain:

[Montag saw Clarisse] walking in the center of the sidewalk with her head up and

the few drops falling on her face. She smiled when she saw Montag.

“Hello!”

He said hello and then said, “What are you up to now?” “I’m still crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it.”

“I don’t think I’d like that,” he said.

“You might if you tried.”

“I never have.”

[…] And she ran off and left him standing there in the rain. Only after a

long time did he move.

And then, very slowly, as he walked, he tilted his head back in the rain, for

just a few moments, and opened his mouth…. (19, 21)

This shows that, before Montag had met Clarisse, he would’ve never thought of doing something like tasting rain, but after he is wanting to experience new things, wanting to change into a better man. This also shows that Montag’s trust in Clarisse is starting to grow as their relationship

develops into a stronger, more powerful relationship. As a result, Clarisse is a major part in transforming Montag’s life into a new one.

After his encounters with Clarisse, Montag changes into a more analytical human being.

For example, when playing a game of poker with Captain Beatty, Montag says:

“I-I’ve been thinking. About the fire last week. About the man whose library we fixed. What happened to him?”

“They took him off screaming to the asylum.”

“He wasn’t insane.”

This shows that Montag has developed a new sense of thinking; one that thinks carefully about everything and doesn’t just skim over details. This also shows that he is starting to realize what he has done to the people around him. As a result, Montag understands that in order to actually think about things, he needs to really focus on whatever he is trying to think about.

Before meeting Clarisse, Guy Montag was an arrogant man who didn’t think much about life. He went through his daily routine until he got the motivation to change from the influential relationship he had with a girl named Clarisse. He then changed into a man who wanted to think more about what he was doing. Although it took work, Montag was determined to change his life from bad to good.

Work Cited

1. Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1951. Print.

A Brave New 1984

Both science fiction authors George Orwell and Aldous Huxley prophesize the imminent

destruction of society, warning the public of a nearing, dystopian future in their books 1984 and Brave New World respectively. However, social critic Neil Postman observes that the two’s reasons for said destruction offered contrasting analyses of society; Orwell predicted that society would be ruined by an opposing, oppressive force, namely Big Brother, while Huxley believed that society would be ruined internally, through our own deliberate ignorance and technologically induced captivity. Through the examination of modern culture in America, Postman’s assertion that Huxley’s Brave New World is the more relevant representation of today

is accurate.

With the rise of social media and easily accessible technology, the spread of valuable information could never be more efficient to disperse. Imagine all the potential the efficiency and power of technology could bring to benefit society: raising awareness for global tragedies, educating those who lack insight and introspection, empowering those facing injustice. Now imagine all of those benefits already made a reality, just blatantly ignored. This is the future that Huxley warned about, a future where “the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance”. Unlike the society described in Orwell’s 1984, people today still have the choice to be educated, and are even given a wide range of media to choose from; documentaries, documents, satire, and stories all ably pave the way to ignorance-free awareness. But what use is accessible knowledge if the audience would rather worry about whether Stacy says “yes” to the dress or if the Emoji Movie will ever have a much deserved sequel? The public is aware that Donald Trump, on multiple occasions, is guilty of sexual harassment and acts of idiocy, yet people continue to support his presidency. The public is aware that several school shootings have devastated

families and students alike, yet people still demand that the 2nd amendment be untouched. The

truth is, there are many who don’t care about the truth.

Sports Illustrated for Kids conducted a survey for children ages 7 to 12 asking about who their role models are. The majority of kids, 12%, stated Michael Jordan, more than the 4% surveyed who stated their parents as their role models. Is it true that children today look up to athletes more than their parents? If so, should athletes accept the responsibility of being a role model?

Athletes are constantly in the public eye. Their every move is either photographed or is written about in the morning paper. Isn’t it only fair that we give them some privacy? Athletes constantly struggle to balance their private life in their homes and their public life outside of their homes. It seems like they need to change their behavior just because they play good ball. Asking someone to act differently in public because of a talent they possess is ridiculous. Athletes are doing what they do for entertainment, not to serve as a child’s role model. Charles Barkley stated “I am not a role model! Just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids” (Ponti 1). Children need to see that athletes were chosen because they possess an athletic talent, not because they could give money to the poor. A role model should not be chosen by children because of fame and fortune. They do not have a section in their contract that states they have to be a role model. Why should they alter their life for someone they have never met?

A role model is a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate. Do we want our children to copy the actions of athletes today? Latrell Sprewell became upset during a basketball game and strangled his coach. Mike Tyson has been jailed for biting off an opponent’s ear and for battering his wife. O.J. Simpson was accused of killing his wife. If children look up to these athletes, what are they gaining from them? Last year, Kevin Johnson and some Knicks got into a fight and the next day, kids were pushing each other in games. When asked, the kids said that K.J. did it, so why couldn’t they? (Attner 1) Wouldn’t a parent feel better if a child was looking up to a doctor, teacher, or some other profession whose goal is to help other people?

The fact is because these athletes are in the public eye, they do become role models. Children everywhere recognize what they do on and off the court. Karl Malone explains that “athletes don’t choose to be role models. We are chosen. Our choice is whether to be a good role model or not” (Ponti 2). An athlete knows that there are kids out there looking to be just like them. Athletes endorse a shoe brand, a certain drink, and pose for a poster that will soon hang in rooms everywhere. Because kids look up to these people, they will go out and buy the shoes, drink the drink, and buy the posters. Setting a good example for kids, off and on the court, is crucial to children today. If a child idealizes a person, he or she will watch his every move and try to imitate him. If athletes know that they are someone’s role model, don’t you think they should act as a positive role model?

Athletes work hard to become what they do. You do not become a pro football player or an Olympic skater because you posses a lot of money. Athletes earn success. In making the team, one earns the right to become a role model (3). Being a pro athlete shows children what hard work and dedication can result in. Athletes have made their dream come true. They need to realize that there are children looking at what they have accomplished and looking to do the same. Although athletes do not ask to be a role model, the label is put on them because so many children look up to them. Knowing that you are someone’s hero should make you realize that everything you do will effect someone. Everybody needs to set a good example for kids, athlete or not. You never know if you are someone’s role model or not.

Works Cited

1. Attner, Paul and Deenise Becenti. “A culture of responsibilities.” The Sporting News 28

   March 1994.12.

Introduction

This paper covers a lot of information and mostly issues that the young generation is going through currently in society. The movies Crips and Bloods, Gran Torino and A Better Life will be used to make a summary, comparison and contrast of youth experiences in their different lives and backgrounds in the society. Criminology theories will be used to dig deeper into the issues they went through in society as individuals. These theories are utilized to have a better understanding of criminal activities and the causes of each of the issues. Lastly, the theories are going to be used to solve the problems the youths were involved in adequately, and workable ways can be used to make the problems come to an end correctly. Finding a solution to issues and most problems is the best remedy in society, this because you are able to work out ways to eliminate them. This helps to control the sources of the sufferings in the society. By knowing what issues the minorities are going through, it is easy to deal with them individually or rather as a group. It is a good idea for society to start molding the youths as early as now to save the future generations.

Movies Summary

Crips and Bloods: Its origin is America and the activities took place in the southern sides of Los Angeles. The movie mainly emphasized gang violence among to very fierce African American group of gangs. Mainly depicts the social backgrounds of Black Americans which is extraneous. Slaves were freed completely after the end of civil war in America, and they settled in the south part of the country. The blacks faced a lot of issues for example racism, lack of jobs and ridicule and this led to a tough way of living. In Los Angeles, the African Americans youths were not given any access to any programs organized for the whites’ youths for example Boys Scouts. These led to Africans doubting if they had wholly gained their freedom. Law enforcement that contributed to racism led to the blacks need and urge to create their own sense of identity in the society for instance through the creation of their own clubs and gatherings. These gave them a sense of belonging and self-worth in the community. This encourages youths to enhances and better themselves.

Gran Torino: This was produced in the United States by Clint Eastwood who also acted it. This storyline revolves around a soldier rather a veteran who was separated from his family to fight the war and is now too annoyed with the world. Michigan which had a high population of employed whites, has a lot of poor Asians living there. A lot of gangs involved in violence is widely recorded in the area. The veteran is so deeply engaged in racism and has no interest in his children and other people too. Ran Torino depicts the victory that is found in muscularity and how racism is so widely practiced in society. The creation of the movie, genuinely shows how the white muscularity has helped them in society. The Kowalski personality effectively depicts how the whites’ masculinity puts a lot of racism in society and makes African Americans the minority in the society. Even you do not agree to this, and it is so obvious and commonly seen in the society today. Blacks are being oppressed and treated badly by the whites; we do not need to elaborate that because it is seen almost daily. The African Africans will fight to gain self-worth in society.

A Better Life: This movie revolves around immigration and family issues, and it is directed by Chris Weitz. The movie clearly brings out the political issues facing the country without contradicting anything. It clearly shows what people are facing in the United States especially the minorities of the countries, for example, Latinos struggling not to be involved in gangs and violence. Many of the minorities have been struck by poverty and it is quite evident. It depicts how people are faced by problems they can’t save themselves from and these make them go through tough times. The immigrants are not being treated well and these have influenced racism in the greater parts of the country.

Similarities and Differences in the Movies

It should be noted that the juvenile delinquents have been there since time immemorial but in the recent past, the matter has been taken seriously. And this is to ensure things do not go out of hand. After watching the three movies, you are able to comprehend how factors like income level, ethnic backgrounds, and cultural activities affect the community at large. Even if the three movies have been plotted differently, everybody is able to see how they are showing the issues being affected by minorities in society due to different races and ethnicity. The minorities have to struggle to fit in Americans practices. If we look at the criminological theories; the movies are giving us a better understanding of why the individuals go through hardships. If you understand well, you are able to help the young youths to stay safe to avoid getting involved in violent activities. The three films majorly get involved with families that belong to different races in the world, different identities and the issues they few. You will clearly notice that the three have some issues that are common with each other.

Apart from the similarities the three have, the differences among them are also noticeable. First of all, the plot of the three is very different, it depicts families from different backgrounds that are going through issues. The storyline of the three movies is different though the message is almost the same. The gangs involved either did not tuck their shirts or did it too tightly and preferred a certain dressing code to be recognized in the society. It should be noted that the African-American and Hipic gangs still dominate. The endings of the films are not the same for instance in Gran Torino there is guilty of the life the individual lived but the milk is split!.

Similarities and differences of issues among the three different minority groups.

The issues the communities go through are mainly racism involved and oppression of the minority in the society. These issues made them try to attract attention and mainly indulged in violent activities because they are filled with anger and thirst for revenge towards society. Gangs are also a common thing because the minorities wanted to have a sense of belonging and had to stay together with people who understood what they are going through in the hands of superiors. The gangs would riot and at times fight against others and this was a cause of insecurity. The youths felt insecure in the hands of whites because they were being mistreated and they wanted to be as free as the rest in the States. Juvenile delinquency is one of the social problems facing America currently. Throughout the years, there has been an increasing number of arrests which involve minors between the ages of 10-18 years. This social problem is as a result of the high crime rates in America in addition to high arrest rates in the country.

The social issue has affected the youth population since most of the juveniles who have been incarcerated have been influenced hence the rise of recidivism. Functionalist perspective focuses on the stability of the society and the social structure of a country. When it comes to juvenile delinquency, a proponent who believes in the functionalist perspective will view crime as an endemic which will affect the stability of the society. A proponent of this approach believes that juvenile delinquency will be due to the failure of one part of the system. Theoretical implications

Criminology theories mostly those that mainly deal with social perceptions always explain crime as bonds that are done socially, influence and relationships individuals indulge in. The Social Bonds theory will explain how the juveniles get involved in criminal activities and end up indulging in wrongdoings in the society.

According to the research carried out in criminology since the beginning of criminology as a study, there is a relationship between a person’s age and the propensity of the person to commit a crime. Citing relevant living examples, the age of most criminals range between age fifteen years to forty. This can be referred to as a youthful age when a person is vibrant and very energetic. However, there is a distinction between what drives the people below the age of twenty to crime and what drives the people beyond age twenty-five into crime (Munice, 2006). A person in his or her early twenties or his teenage will most likely indulge in criminal activities because of peer pressure or by other environmental factors like poor upbringing. But the person at the age of above twenty-five will indulge in criminal activities to make ends meet. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that criminal activities increase with age from teenage to middle age, after then, age will no longer be a factor of causing crime (Munice, 2006).

`Various other factors affect a person’s propensity to commit a crime. One of the factors is level of income. Poor people are most likely to be involved in committing felonies because they will indulge in criminal activities like a burglary to make both ends meet (Kenshall, 2013). Furthermore, the social environment is also another contributing factor. People raised in societies characterized by rampant crime activities like slums will affect a person to be involved in criminal activities. Such societies offer peer pressure to the person, and in the end, a person will unsuspectingly indulge in criminal offenses (Kenshall, 2013). According to national crime survey, by 2007, 23 percent of high school students were involved in gang activities. Through subsequent analytical research, the number of students involved in criminal activities nationally has been increasing exponentially. It has been prevalent in all the reports that gang groups usually practice their illegal activities within the school compound in several setups such as classroom, lunchrooms and during assemblies.

Crime is an issue that has been in existence for a long while, and people practice it in different ways and forms. There is a need to realize that some causes of crime connected some of the things that people wish to get in life. The perpetrators of crime find themselves in compromising situations, and the only thing that they do is engage in illegal activities so that they satisfy their desires. The social strain theory is on the notion that people take part in crime out of the pressure that they face in the society. Currently, criminology has become very prominent in the society because it is helping society mold on the character needed for a better young generation. The causes of social changes may be through marriages, employment and maybe joining the military in service.

These may contribute to the change of character and personality maybe if the juveniles are trying to fit in their current places and positions in life. If the social bonds have to work, we have to try to curb the impacts they bring to the society at large and these help children not to live in a lot of wrath towards a certain group of people may it be the parents. Young ones get offended very fast and over a long period. And this may make them get involved in criminal activities and breaking the law. They also want to feel a sense of belonging and being associated with a specific group of individuals when they form gangs. The society, in general, should join hands to help children grow when they are morally upright. The criminal justice theory states that a person commits crime out of the pressures they obtain from their social, structural and cultural contexts. These experiences mold them to indulge in criminal activities. In this case, most juveniles go through a lot of family and social pressures.

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