Delinquency in the White Middle Class

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The paper examines "Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence" where Currie explains why problems of delinquency are occurring in a white middle class society that for the most part is idealized. The paper explains Curries' ideas on the unrealistic expectations facing these white middle-class youths that cause them to feel flawed and thus participate in risky behavior. The paper also discusses how Currie believes middle-class parents align themselves with the perfect stereotypes projected by the media and allow their adolescents too much autonomy. The paper then points out the problems with the evidence Currie uses to support his thesis but concludes that the book opens up an important discussion on how members of today's society can help the troubled middle-class.

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"In the book The Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence, Elliot Currie proposes that the white middle-class of today's American culture are in danger. The appearances of these troublesome signs are in the "widespread alienation, desperation, and violence" that we witness in the today's youths. Our current culture usually does not attribute these problems to the idealized white middle-class adolescent, butt Currie argues that the problems of drugs, delinquency, and violence are more prevalent in white middle-class adolescents than they are marginal groups with less socioeconomic opportunities. In his book, Currie examines how and why these delinquent problems of delinquency are occurring in a white middle class society that for the most part is idealized."

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