Chapter 1: Introduction

THE MAFIA










A Research Paper Presented to
The English Resource Center
Asia Pacific College
3 Humabon Place, Magallanes
Makati City







In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Course
Research Writing











James Levi More

December 2013

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

     Numerous corruption and killings in the world of civilization are caused by the mobster works. The process of gaining power over the city merge the interpretation of the spectators and the mafia itself. Most mobsters are psychopaths, they gain it for pleasure, they feel no conscience, while others do it with honor for their family. Mafia mobsters has proven to be one of the most common criminal in the world.

     Corruption provides mobsters or mafia families with more power and money in order to control the city. According to the article entitled, "Analyze This: The Criminal Mentality" by Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus in the website americanmafia.com, he said that a  psychopath is someone alienated, aggressive and highly impulsive. It's a person who feels no kind of guilt or conscience, and commits crimes like its a normal thing (http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_433.html).

     General sources of money and power are the different types of businesses (protection racketeering, money laundry, stealing banks, drug trafficking) or the traditional ways where you only want to have a good life for your family. Some of the most influential elements that contribute to mobsters are historical events of murder in the mafia life. This things are somehow exalted in movies and in games. One of the best personality of a mobster in most of these movies is the toughness. Some of the best movies that shows this kind of characteristic are Scarface, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction and many more. 

     In spite of all the government authorities chasing and arresting the mafia organization, there is still a bigger problem in terms of looking into the society. Among these are the teenagers, some of them fantasize the life of being a mobster. Living dangerously, being rich, having political power, and the pleasure of all things he could possibly get by being a mobster. Although at present, the mafia is being manifested at computer games, online games and many other types of games to be displayed at. This is where the violence come at most, it displays the most common way of showing that you are tough and unafraid to die. 

    
    There is a perception on some teenagers that the enjoyment of a teenager in watching mafia films will be liberated in having to see the violence and the influence of the mafia organization on the society. Without the guidance of a parent on their teenager son or daughter, what would be the effect on them psychologically? What if many of the teenagers fantasizing the world of mafia get deeply interested and decides to join mafia gang, how would it affect today's generation, if a large group of teenagers wants to join the mafia or be a criminal. Therefore, having background knowledge in mafia will add to the viewers' awareness on why a mobster is does it and taught that way. 

     In similar to what kinds of businesses the mafia does, in the Philippines there are only syndicates, drug trafficking, buying political power and forming different kind of gangs and fraternities. The difference is that, in the Philippines they consider it a brotherhood, while in the U.S. they call it family.  

     Instead of dealing with a mobster, why not block that idea of being tough in a way where you can have a peace of mind, this paper focuses on what the mafia brought into this world, how will it affect the young teenagers who fantasize the mafia and what solution is there to stop the mafia from being a psychopath. 

B. Statement of the Problem    

    This study aims to answer this question:

    1. How will the mafia mobsters movies affect the behavior of an individual teenager?

  

C. Significance of the study

High school and college students. This research paper would be able to help students in high school or college students who are interested in the mafia and their culture. This would help them to open their eyes to what is really happening in this type of organization, its not just the toughness or the violence, it is also about what would it contribute to helping the world stop any kinds of worldly problems. 

Future Researchers. This study is essential for future researchers to make similar studies since there is a need for psychological studies in the minds of criminals. For the future studies to be made, exploiting this paper as a source of valuable data, there might be an improvement in looking more deeply into what the mafia is really all about.

D. Scope and Delimitation

    This study focuses on what the mafia brought into this world and how it operates in a country. Mobsters have been considered since this topic is widely accepted as a topic for toughness and violence. 

    This study does not discuss other topics for politics, poverty and global problems the mafia caused. This is also to give attention to the mobsters way of living and making business. Moreover, some articles say that most of the mobsters nowadays are psychopaths. Therefore, the study would be most suitable to the continuing reports on mafia cases. 


E.   Materials and Methods

      This research employs investigative method, this research aims to find and to discuss how would the Mafia in social media affect the behavior of an individual teenager. This method is defined as a process of gathering, analyzing, and classifying how the media is the bridge of communication to influencing millions of people including young teenagers.

      Information relevant to the study was gathered from various references in the internet such as news articles and other articles from online sources. 

F.   Definition of Terms

Psychopath  
Someone who is alienated, aggressive and highly impulsive. It is a person who feels no kind of guilt or conscience, and commits crimes like it’s a normal thing.

Mobster
A gangster of the mafia family, a person who follows orders from the mafia boss and can be ranked in a highly according to his performance.

Underboss 
A member of the gang second to the boss. He takes orders and delivers the orders to the lower rank the soldiers and associates.