- L and Y argue that rising crime is partly the result of rising expectations of
high standards of living, combined with restricted opportunities to
achieve this
Subculture:
- Working-class deviant subcultures emerge as group solutions to
problems arising from social inequality, though they take different forms
over time and in different contexts
- These can act as motivators for crime, as some working-class
subcultures see offending as acceptable behaviour
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