Society is My Daddy

I agree with Chavette. The chances of a son becoming a hooligan is significantly decreased when they have an actual father to guide them. On the other hand there are those who do become hooligans even though they do have fathers. My argument for that is that the father is not fulfilling their role and therefore the child is left to find examples in the media, as there millions of examples of males in the media. Thus the child may find themselves influenced by things like gang culture as it is displayed in the media. This would obviously promote hooliganism.

As for males who lack fathers completely, I argue that has to do with economics of the household. Without a father there is a significant gap that needs to filled in terms of household income. It's unfortunate but women do earn less money then men in general. This means the mother is unable to fill this gap. Therefore it is up to the children, both the males and the females, to attempt to fulfill the place left by the absentee father. This prematurely exposes children to society before they are ready. I argue that this is the greatest factor in creating hooligans. When the sons are not able to fulfill this role, as this immaturity stops them from earning the money needed, they turn to alternative sources of income. This could very well be something like theft or drug dealing. However they are not true hooligans at this moment. As their lack of experience is what leads them to being caught. It is when they are in prison that they become true hooligans. Being in prison is a sort of rite of passage for them. Here they learn the skills they need to cause true destruction. Instead of stealing from convenience stores, they steal cars, steal from houses and the like.

Thus without a father figure at home, they are forced to look for them elsewhere. In some cases they turn to the media, which teaches them that violence is cool. In others, they are forced in to an unbearable situation. This situation that society has forced them in corrupts them forever and leads them to becoming true hooligans. So there are my two cents. Feel free to object.