The Socs And Greasers In The Outsiders

What were the problems that the Socs and Greaser dealt with and how were they similar to other gangs/kids? The greasers in The Outsiders were poor, middle class wild guys who dealt with always being jumped by rich high upper class called the socials or even socs.In “Alarming Number of Teens Are Quiting School to Go to Work,” many kids were used to quitting school to go and work for their families just like how Sodapop and Darry did in The Outsiders. Another article was “The Allure of Gangs” where teens would identify their clothing as to represent their member in a gang.
Socs and greasers were common in many ways including with “The Allure of Gangs”. In the fictional novel The Outsiders and similar to “The Allure of Gangs” it says,”...Just

like we wear our hair long and dress in blue jeans and T-shirts, or leave our shirttails out and wear leather jackets and tennis shoes or boots …. And the socs wearing nice fancy neat clothing.” Although socs were cleaner both these article and novel wore a type of clothing that made socs and greasers similar to what they are. In another perspective both socs, greasers and other gangs used different type of clothing to symbolize for whom they are act for. In The Outsiders both socs and greasers had hard times dealing with family.From the reading i know of,in the novel The Outsiders it says,”Johnny's parents ignore him while Bob's parents enable him.” While also in “The Allure of Gangs” it stated,”Often, kids who join gangs feel alienated by their parents”. Both these kids