A teenager may join a gang in the 60's for many different reasons. They may just want to be popular or might have some rough patches going on. It's possible they have family problems, join for a sense of security, or feel they can take their anger out on violence. Hope this helped :)
they might hate their parents.
"Because maybe there friends were in one. And they thought it was cool." a teenager.
when they are depresed.
They were your buddies at school or on the nearest corner.
when he was a teenager
when he was a teenager
Gang violence and poverty I guess.
Turn them over to the police.
some times it meant that you did it for your family or you did it for confidence.
An outlaw motorcyle gang
they might hate their parents.
Moe Dalitz. My great uncle was in that mob.
Yes. A lot. Probably just as much as today, maybe more. Have you ever read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton? It is a good source for learning about gangs and other social issues in the 1960s.