age and class

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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

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