Anomie In The Movie Rick And Tre

This is a movie based on three poverty stricken black males living in the lower class neighbourhood of South Central Los Angeles. Tre has a responsible father who is there to give him guidance while he is trying to further himself by going to college and a good student. Ricky a high school student is a great athlete using football to earn a scholarship as a way out while his brother Doughboy a gangster member, through symbolic interactions meets people, while dealing drugs, and indulging in criminal and violent behaviour including indulging in alcohol. This type of behaviour is learned through association by either communication or interacting in groups. There were opportunities that would have allowed all three boys to become deviant such

Tre and Ricky typically fall under conformity through means that are socially accepted and live within their means. They are willing to work hard by fitting with a certain group through the pressures of societal norms and follow their values and norms in order to attain their goals. There are no rules in Doughboy`s world in order to guide him and has no place in society due to a breakdown of social norms which have led to conflict and deviance. In the movie Rick and Tre are pulled over by black police officers who had an earlier altercation with Tre`s father. They police officer put the gun against Tre`s head for no reason by trying to emphasis they were from a dominating higher class. Instead of law enforcement acting as a last hope in on these youth as a controlling specialist, they further victimized youth experiencing low self-esteem, and a risk at becoming strained. In the end Rick is gunned down by an emerging rival gang his brother had some issues with. This is a reflection of how young black males are susceptible to becoming victims due to social circumstances (Mitrani,