Essays on The Outsiders

Gangs, the Street, and Labelling Theory in The Outsiders Youth crime is a hot topic in society; when young people are involved in any type of crime, news outlets are quick to report it (Minaker & Hogeveen 5). Even entertainment outlets use the phenomenon of…

From looking at the two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, in the book The Outsiders, it is safe to say that the Greasers were the true disgrace and menace to society. The Greasers were able to show this from their looks, their behavior, and…

Last week, James Lull’s “Hegemony” and Stuart Hall’s “Deconstructing the Popular” discussed how dominance is asserted over other cultures, both actively and passively. As I mentioned in my response last week, Lull tends to favor a more passive model of hegemony, while Hall describes the…