age and class
- Created by: Fxck_ambz
- Created on: 19-06-17 14:19
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- age- class and crime
- functionalism - age and class
- Merton says W/c people commit crime as they strive for success but lack necessary educational skills
- key facts: young working class are more likely to commit criminal acts than older middle class. Typical criminal is under 30. offending rises steeply from 10-18 then declines after 24.
- left realism - age and class
- most crime is committed by w/c . relative deprivation, bulimic society (exposed to consumer goods but cant consume them), individualism.
- labelling theory - age and class
- young w/c people more likely to be stopped and searched
- sub cultural theory - age and class
- w/c join gangs as they are frustrated at their status. they solve it by reject norms and values
- right realism-class - right realists believe SPF fail to socialise kids
- functionalism - age and class
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