Main sociological perspectives for gangs

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What are the functions that gangs fulfill (the needs they meet)? Suppose that you have been hired as an urban planner by a large city such as Los Angeles. How could you arrange to meet the needs that gangs fulfill in a way that would minimize violence? How could you encourage members to follow mainstream norms?

Describe deviance such as street gangs from all three of main sociological perspectives. Be certain to employ all three major sociological theories - functionalism, conflict theory, and interactionism - in your analysis. Please include references. This is an essay with which I am working on. I have a hard time grasping this theory thing and how it pertains to particular situations.

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