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Subculture Violence Theories

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SUBCULTURE VIOLENCE The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its members completely and accept without challenge -- has indeed proven  to be one of the most powerful standards of our culture. "Why be Moral? Is it because its the rational thing to do? And if youre rational,  wont you necessarily act in your own self-interest? Is every instance of acting morally an instance of acting rationally?" (Superson 1990, PG). However, there is a faction of  this population that does not necessarily abide by these principles, but instead goes against the grain of social norms. Understanding the psychological cognition of criminals begs one to assess  the relationship between class and crime. "Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) argue for the importance of individual characteristics in explaining the use of force and fraud in the pursuit of self-interest.  Their primary construct is low self-control or "criminality". Individuals with this characteristic, net of any effect of age, gender, or race, will tend to engage in conduct which satisfies their  desires immediately, without much sophisticated planning, in a physical (as opposed to verbal) way, and without regard to the comfort or feelings of others" (Brannigan, Gemmell et al 2002, 119).  Aggressive behavior would not be such a concern in children if it was a natural occurrence for them to outgrow the tendency; however, statistical findings indicate that an overwhelming  forty percent of seven- and eight-year-olds ultimately embark upon their adolescent years as "recidivist delinquents" (Scott 1998, 202). Additionally, a full ninety-percent of recidivist adolescent delinquents displayed disorder characteristics  when they were young. "Well over half of future recidivist delinquents can be predicted at age 7 from the childs aggressive behavior together with the familys ineffective child rearing