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************************************************************************* “Social bond theories speculate that delinquency often occurs when youths’ moral, emotional, and psychological ties to society weaken or rupture.” ~Hirschi~ ************************************************************************* When does a child become an adult? At 18? 21? 25? In a time when children as young as 8 carry cell phones, and adults as old as 30 still live at home with mom and dad, it's often tough to tell. One of the most common initiation into adulthood is the emergence into the after hours world of nightclubs. According to Kandel, “This alluring world of dancing, alcohol, drugs, and sex, is tremendously tempting to young rebellious teens, and many others, wishing to find their own identity.” According to research there are many options, both positive and negative, available to youth through the ‘club scene’: popularity and acceptance from larger social groups, freedom of expression through dance, introduction to perceived forms of adult behavior, and is a gateway into the taboos of sex, drugs, and alcohol society. The purpose of this paper is to use Kandel’s model to analyze how socializing in the club scene influences behavior and choices youth make. The American idea of deviance has associated nightclubs as deviant establishments with gateways into other deviant behaviors. The easily accessibility of drugs and alcohol, combined with myths and reckless behavior provide adolescents with a breeding ground for antisocial and criminal behavior. It is estimated that 7% of teens attend their first club as early as 11 years of age, with the overall age of first attendance at a nightclub, ranging from 13 to 15 years of age (Giddens, 1991). According to the National Drug Intelligence Center the ‘club scene’ or what is described as the ‘club scene’ takes place in what is defined as raves. Raves are high-energy, all-night danc... Please login to view comments from other users.
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