Suren Pillay

In the following viewpoint, Suren Pillay argues that the film, music, and sports industries contribute to the problem of juvenile gang violence by portraying antisocial values in a positive light. In addition, because these industries advertise their clothes, music, and other products in ways that glamorize the gang lifestyle, they influence young, inexperienced teenagers into adopting a life of crime and violence. Pillay is a senior lecturer on political studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to the author, to what three factors do social scientists, community workers, and clergy attribute gangsterism?
2. What does the author claim is the difference between films shown in working-class and suburban areas?
3. What does gangsterism represent, as stated by Pillay"

Gangsterism has been at...