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Assignment:

Please consider the following questions when reading the Vice Lords and type your responses.

In describing social behavior, a "context" is a group activity. What were some of the "contexts" in which the Vice Lords were engaged?

Within a social group, other smaller "subgroups" may form. What were some of the subgroups that formed among the Vice Lords, and on what basis were they formed?

Among the members of a group, certain rules of behavior will tend to emerge. These are said to be norms.

What were some of the norms characterizing the Vice Lords as a whole?

What were some of the norms characterizing the subgroups?

In a social group, individuals may assume certain roles serving particular functions in the group. What were some of those roles, and in what contexts did the roles appear?

In describing social behavior, an "identity" is an individual's membership in a particular subgroup of the larger social group. Depending upon the context, a group member may assume his or her identity as a member of a particular subgroup and adopt the norms of that particular subgroup. What were some of the identities found among the Vice Lords and in what contexts were these identities assumed?

In a social group, a "clique" is a subgroup formed along some common interest. In this study of the Vice Lords, one particular activity was identified with the formation of cliques. What was that activity?

Social groups will tend to have some beliefs they share regarding their membership in the group. These shared beliefs are said to be ideologies. What were some of the shared beliefs of the Vice Lords?

Social groups may develop some activities that have a special, symbolic meaning to the members. These special activities are said to be rituals, and they serve to strengthen the feelings of belonging. Did the Vice Lords have any such rituals?

Briefly describe two group behaviors of the Vice Lords you found particularly interesting.