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12 pages in length. Back in the 1930's, when being an African-American gangster meant more than just arbitrarily killing another human being, there was a certain mystique -- a veritable charm -- to wearing the tag. As depicted in the film Hoodlum, being a gangster was not a position taken lightly; in fact, there was a lot of social responsibility residing within that special community of individuals. Contrarily, the more contemporary Boyz 'N The Hood demonstrates how the glamour once associated with being a youthful black gangster has been completely removed from the mix. No longer is there a shred of decency among the young men who comprise the raucous gangs of today; rather, their world is merely about killing and maiming as many people as they can. Sadly, the stereotype exhibited in this film is more of art imitating life rather than the other way around. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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absence of conscience. III. Applying Criminal Theory to Gangster Behavior A). Differential Theory B). Opportunity Theory C). Subculture Strain Theory IV. Summary A). Stereotypes pertaining to African-American youth
are, to a certain degree, an earned social classification. STEREOTYPES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTHS by , Ph.D. (c) July, 2003 -- for more information on
using this paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION Back in the 1930s, when being an African-American gangster meant more than just arbitrarily killing another human being, there was a certain mystique
-- a veritable charm -- to wearing the tag. As depicted in the film Hoodlum, being a gangster was not a position taken lightly; in fact, there was a
lot of social responsibility residing within that special community of individuals. Contrarily, the more contemporary Boyz N The Hood demonstrates how the glamour once associated with being a youthful
black gangster has been completely removed from the mix. No longer is there a shred of decency among the young men who comprise the raucous gangs of today; rather,
their world is merely about killing and maiming as many people as they can. Sadly, the stereotype exhibited in this film is more of art imitating life rather than
the other way around. II. DISCUSSION The good old days of the colorful, romantic, self-assured African-American gangster are gone; in its place
today are groups of young black men who have no direction, no ambition and no regard for human life. These distinctly contrasting characteristics of black gangsters are made clear
in the two popular movies Hoodlum -- an " elegant, atmospheric, crime saga"(Anonymous #3, 1997, p. PG) and Boyz N The Hood -- a "frank telling" (Anonymous #2, 1984, p.
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