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5. Status symbols on a macro level can be described as material signs that members of society as a whole can identify with that informs this whole society of a person’s specific status. Good examples of this from the movie are police officers, you see them in their uniforms on, cop lights on their car, and even hats and jackets with the specific unit name of which they work in on it. Status symbols on a micro level would be described as material signs that smaller, more specific groups could identify as a status symbol that informs them of a specific status. Examples from the movie are gangs wearing the different colors to symbolize what “set” they represent, and drug dealers wearing expensive clothes and jewelry and driving a flashy car so …show more content…

Also, it is shown by the ex-gang member turned community leader, he tried to guide Frog and his crew away from the gangbanging life. Achieved Status is a social position that a person assumes as a result of personal choice, merit, or direct effort. Examples from the movie is Pac Man becoming a police officer, Pac Man’s new partner at the end of the movie choosing to be a police officer, and Felipe becoming an official part of Frog’s gang. Negative sanctions is defined as penalties for inappropriate behavior. Examples from the movie are gang bangers being arrested for illegal activity, such as murder, drug related activity, gang violence, and more. Also when the officer being suspended for shooting the wrong guy, and Frog being arrested for not paying a lot of parking tickets. Language can be defined as a set of symbols that expresses ideas and enables people to think and communicate with one …show more content…

Examples from the movie are every time Hodges and Pac Man got a call or seen something going on, they had to make a decision on whether or not to take that person showing deviant behavior into the station or not. Another example of police values seen in the movie is not shooting anybody when they are unarmed, harmless, or not the right prospect. Values of Gangs/Gang members are defined as collective ideas on the job whether in office or in the field about what is right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or undesirable in that specific culture/gang. Examples from the movie are being able to prove you are touch enough to be in the gang by getting jumped in, seeking revenge on another gang, and what illegal activity needs to be done for survival and respect earning reasons. Peer group is defined as a group of people who are linked by common interests, equal social positions, and usually similar age. Example of peer group from the movie are the different units of policemen hanging with each other, and the different gangs based on where you live/your community and how much you have in common with that specific

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