Boyz N The Hood Study Guide

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In this film review, I will define life course theory, and I will correlate the theory to Boyz N The Hood (1991). The definition of life course theory will come from my interpretation of Criminology Goes To The Movies: Crime Theory and Popular Culture (2011), written by Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown. First, I will reconstruct the history context of life course criminology theory. Next, I will explain John Laub and Robert Sampson’s recollection on the Glueck’s data. To follow, I will give an example of family ties from the Boyz N The Hood (1991).
Life course criminology theory arose when Robert Sampson and John Laub discovered an earlier study on Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency (1950). Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency was a research …show more content…

“For example, they found that marriage alone did not prevent the offenders in the Glueck sample from committing crime but that good marriages with close emotional ties did, for the latter created strong bonds, strengthened informal social control, and gave the men reasons to keep out of trouble” (Rafter & Brown;2011, Page 171). In other words, if you have a strong relationship with your married couple, you will most likely prevent a crime. In contrast, if you have a horrible relationship with your partner, you will most likely commit a crime. Further, John Laub and Robert Sampson reminds us that, “crime is more likely to occur when the individual’s bonds to family, friends, work, and so on are weak or broken” (Rafter & Brown;2011, Page 171). We see a perfect example in the …show more content…

After Tre loses his brother Ricky, Tre and his crew go out to seek retaliation. However, in the middle of the road trip, Tre demanded Doughboy to pull over, to let him out. With a negative body language, Doughboy pulled aside to let him out. At that moment, Tre realized that his father had taught him an important lesson. Furious taught Tre, that violence is not always the answer. I can relate this to the theory, because of the strong relationship between Tre and his father. Due to the strong father and son relationship, Furious was able to prevent Tre from committing a crime. Particularly, a

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