In his research Jay Macleod, compares two groups of teenage boys, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers. Both groups of teenagers live in a low income neighborhood in Clarendon Heights, but they are complete opposites of each other. The Hallway Hangers, composed of eight teenagers spend most of their time in the late afternoon or early evening hanging out in doorway number 13 until very late at night. The Brothers are a group of seven teenagers that have no aspirations to just hang out and cause problems, the Brothers enjoy active pastimes such as playing basketball. The Hallway Hangers all smoke, drink, and use drugs. Stereotyped as “hoodlums,” “punks,” or “burnouts” by outsiders, the Hallway Hangers are actually a varied group, and much can be learned from considering each member (Macleod p. 162). The Brothers attend high school on a regular basis and none of them participate in high-risk behaviors, such as smoke, drink, or do drugs.
According to Charon, culture is one of the social patterns in society. It arises in social interaction. It is taught in social interaction. Culture is made up of three smaller sets of patterns: (1) rules, (2) beliefs, and (3) values (Charon p. 56). For these two peer croups, the contrast in their lifestyles and culture can be attributed to the influence, involvement, and expectations of their parents. The parents of the Brothers expect that their children will do well in school, they expect them to stay out trouble, and to refrain from the use of drugs and alcohol. Thus, from their families, the Brothers take away a contradictory outlook. On the one hand, they see that hard work on the part of their parents has not gotten them very far, an implicit indictment of the openness of the opportunity structure. On the other hand, they are encouraged by these same people to have high hopes for the future (Macleod p. 167). In contrast, the Hallway Hangers’ families do not hold high aspirations, they do not expect that their children do well in school, stay out of trouble, or refrain from the use of drugs. In fact they have very little influence in their children’s lives. It is not that the parents don’t want the best for their children, they are just afraid to set them up for failure. The Hallway Hangers have seen their older siblings and other friends fail in school. As a result, they hold a firm belief that children from higher econo...
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...rested. This how the group came to be stereotyped as “hoodlums”, “punks”, or “burnouts by outsiders” (Macleod p. 162). The Brothers have absolutely no interest in just “hanging out”, they prefer to remain active. Energetic and spirited, the Brothers dislike the idleness or the Hallway Hangers (Macleod p. 166). They also demonstrate that they know the difference between right and wrong and avoid trouble.
In conclusion, to be a Hallway Hanger is to live a life predestined to live in poverty. The Hallway Hangers are doomed to be looked down upon as a hoodlums, punks, or burnouts according to the dominate culture. The Brothers on the other hand strive and aspire to break free from poverty, to get through high school, and move up in their educational goals in order obtain well paying jobs. In the end the, rituals and family culture will result in a more positive future for the Brothers. The Hallway Hangers do have a chance to change the lives and their futures, but I doubt this can happen with the paths they are currently following. To paraphrase Marx, we must understand that teenage peer groups make their own history, but not under circumstances of their own choosing (Macleod p. 168).
Cloward and Ohlin’s differential opportunity theory can be used to describe the behaviors and events in the book, The Stickup Kids. Cloward and Ohlin’s theory is an integration of anomie and culture conflict theories. It states that delinquency is caused through strain, which is categorized by a sense of social injustice which is derived from blocked legitimate and illegitimate opportunities for success. In their theory, kids from lower socio-economic status families, especially marginalized groups, still buy into the idea of the ‘American dream’. However, coming from potentially rundown, crime ridden neighborhoods can block their access to legitimate opportunities to succeed, such as getting a quality education or getting to participate in
The major factor that led to the true end of the Cold War was the ongoing personal and diplomatic relationship between Presidents George H. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. This resulted in the reduction of the Russian military and favorable arms agreements. Key indicators of the substance behind this relationship were the Soviet troop withdrawals from Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, and Hungary (lifting the Hungarian/Austrian “Iron Curtain” along the border). Subsequently the opening of the Berl...
In the iconic film, The Breakfast Club, five random high school students must spend their Saturday together in detention. Each teen is in detention for a different reason. The Jock (Andrew), the Princess (Claire), the Brain (Brian), the Basket Case (Allison), and the Criminal (Bender) must put aside their differences to survive their grueling eight-hour detention with their psychotic and rash principal Mr. Vernon. While in detention, they are expected to write about “who they really are” in one thousand words. Throughout the day, their actions reveal their innermost struggle involving their cliques and their home lives. As the movie progresses, we find out the reason each teen is in detention that culminates in a climactic discussion about
Have you ever got jumped for doing nothing, get stuff blamed on you for nothing, or even been made fun of for your social class? The book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton is about two groups of teenagers, the Greasers and the Socs and how they are in conflict with each other. The two informational articles offer facts about how two groups of teenagers struggle in life because wealthy kids have money to buy drugs and alcohol as well as feel pressure from their parents about doing good in school, while low income teenagers have to drop out of school to help their families by getting a job and help pay for the bills. Some people believe that the Socs struggled more in The Outsiders because they had more money and used it to do drugs and more stuff
Culture often means an appreciation of the finer things in life; however, culture brings members of a society together. We have a sense of belonging because we share similar beliefs, values, and attitudes about what’s right and wrong. As a result, culture changes as people adapt to their surroundings. According to Bishop Donald, “let it begin with me and my children and grandchildren” (211). Among other things, culture influences what you eat; how you were raised and will raise your own children? If, when, and whom you will marry; how you make and spend money. Truth is culture is adaptive and always changing over time because
Both the Socs and the Greasers deal with the struggle of being Judged by others.In the text from Outsiders it says “I am a greaser.I am a JD and a hood.I blacken the name of our fair city.I beat up people.I rob gas stations.I am a menace to society man do I have fun. This shows that Steve thinks they are getting judged for these reasons.As a result he is getting Judged because he is a hood and is a menace to society and has fun while doing those things.In the text from cool at 13, adrift at 23 it says “They are doing more extreme things to act cool, like bragging about drinking 3 six pack of beer on a Saturday nigh.”This shows that they are to extreme stuff to act cool in front of their peers. As a result they are bragging about drinking 3 six packs of beer on a Saturday night.In conclusion they are getting judged on how they act, what they are known to do and how the speak to their peers.
Teens, in particular, have always sought to separate themselves into different social groups. Whether they’re named the nerds and the jocks or the preps and the rebels, one group has always been “in” and one group has always been “out”. It’s just the names and uniforms have changed(Doc A). This has never been more apparent in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Set in the 1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma, two groups of teens —the no-good greasers and the rich Socs— are at constant odds with each other. While it may be easy to tell who are the outsiders in the novel at first glance, lines become blurred as the reader gets deeper into the novel. It’s true the Socs and/or the greasers may be the outsiders referred to in the title of the novel, however, the title truly pertains to the individuals who see beyond the divide of the 2 groups aforementioned above.
In S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, children born on the wrong side of town grow up to be juvenile, teenage hoods. In this book, these teenage delinquents are the Greasers, whose only "rival" is the Socials, or "Socs," as an abbreviation. The characters within The Outsiders unmistakably choose a remote. lifestyle of juvenile delinquency and crime. Ilanna Sharon Mandel wrote an article called, "What Causes Juvenile Delinquency?" This editorial presents many circumstances that can be applied to the main character, or protagonist, Ponyboy Michael Curtis and his brothers, friends, and neighbors. Their behavior may not always lead them to the right side of the law, but it is the cause of juvenile delinquency that gets them in. trouble.
Identity is a substantial component of a person, it’s something that determines who they are and help establish themselves with people who you find enjoyable and shares similar interests. It could bring people together, and provide a sense of belonging and unity. However, there are times where these people who are within certain cliques are perceived more negatively or believe that all people within that group perpetually have a certain set of traits. In most cases, these negative perceptions lead to discrimination and conflict, and obscures the positive and more genuine traits of an individual. In S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, there is a group of poor and lower-middle class teens who are labeled as greasers. This group of wild teenagers
these boys, did they belong in the reject circle, the outcast’s of the high school? were they the weirdo’s because they loved to learn while everyone else? focused on their looks and the next football game. Maybe, and this is the very. point that Leon Botstein states in his article “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood” for the The New York Times, which was written after the Littleton shootings.
The novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a boy named Ponyboy who belongs to a group called Greasers. There are 2 types of gangs in the novel; Greasers and Socs. The Socs look down on the Greasers because they had a low social status. Being an outsider produces a feeling of inferiority, isolation and even violence. In the following paragraphs these feelings will be fully explained.
A famous poet by the name of Horace once said, “Life is largely a matter of expectations.” Whether these expectations are produced within or those expressed by others, we go on living the standards of how we are supposed to; no more, no less. In the novel written by S.E. Hinton, “The Outsiders”, groups are often put in roles with specific limitations, some of which they put on themselves, while others were expectations from external sources. Moreover, in this novel conjectures played a major role in day to day situations displayed in the text. Both the Socs and the Greasers had roles with reputations to maintain; whether or not it was a good or bad reputation, they still felt the need to live up to the notions placed on them, both as individuals and as a group.
This characteristic is shown the most in Wiglaf. In Beowulf 's last battle, he realizes his true support. When Beowulf was facing the face of death and the dragon was having the upperhand in the battle “none of his comrades came to him” and help him( Cantos 35, line 569-570). In this quote two things are displayed that Anglo Saxons does not encourage which is first cowardliness(them fleeing into the deep woods and not fighting back). Second thing,unloyalty for leaving a wounded comrade in need of your help in battle. Only one person who did what loyal comrades do and stand by each other till the end of the war was Wiglaf. Also, Wiglaf is a grateful person. He remembered everything that Beowulf did for him . In Cantos 36, it states “How his king was suffering, burning. Remembering Everything his lord and cousin had given him”( Canto 36, Line 578-579). Wiglaf expressed his gratitude towards Beowulf for his kindness by risking his own life. That 's why Wiglaf is remember the most of out Beowulf man’s because of his loyalty, faithful and
This talks about how family is agent of socialization through childhood, race and class. How this relates to my social group is that my parents have always taught me and my siblings that in order to achieve success you must work hard by studying and doing well in school. It also plays a role in my social group because my family come from Nigeria, where parents strive for their children to be successful and to have a good education. Even though we are of the lower middle class, my parents still expect for us to be successful in life, because they do not want us to have the type of lives that they
As Grendel drifts through the night he comes across Hrothgar's mead hall and is angered by the Warriors singing during their celebration. As the Warriors all began to sleep Grendel crept into the hall to kill 30 Warriors by snatching them up. "The monster's thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: he slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them” (Unknown 36-39). The evil deed makes Grendel the antagonist based on what the author said. This allows the reader to suggest that Grendel is the evil character and will introduce the good character soon. The cynical deed Grendel had done spreaded around like wildfire and Beowulf heard about what the beast had done and then decides to kill the beast and others.