Cohen- Status frustration and delinquent subcultures 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: chend96Created on: 12-04-14 20:49 What did cohen suggest about merton? That he only focused on utalitarian crime 1 of 27 What did cohen therefore argue? That there should be a focus on non-utalitarian crime 2 of 27 What did cohen and cloward and ohlin focus on? The position of groups within the social structure, not individuals and how they adapt to the strain they may face in achieving social goals. 3 of 27 What did cohen therefore focus on? Working class juvenile delinquency 4 of 27 Explain about what working class believe in They believe in the mainstream success goals of society 5 of 27 What prevents them from achieving them? The fact that they live in deprived areas, have educational failure and are unlikely to achieve a job. 6 of 27 What are they at the bottom of? Stratification system 7 of 27 What does this mean? There paths to sucess are blocked 8 of 27 What happens as a result? They lack the opportunities to achieve mainstream goals through the approved means 9 of 27 What does this lead to? (sf) Status frustration 10 of 27 Define status frustration When individuals feel frustrated because they are denied status within society 11 of 27 What else does this blocked opportunities lead to? Delinquent subcultures 12 of 27 Define delinquent subculture This is a reversal of mainstream beliefs- formation of new norms and values which allow for new means of achieving goals 13 of 27 But why is different to the means? They are illegitimate 14 of 27 What does this give w/c boys the opportunity to gain? Peer status 15 of 27 why is this status gained? because society denies them status so they gain it by engaging in non-utalitarian 16 of 27 What is this known as revenge 17 of 27 Why is this revenge? Because they commit crimes within society because society denies them status 18 of 27 what does this explain Why a large proportion of juvenile delinquency is non utalitarian 19 of 27 what crimes are non-utalitarian? vadalism, joy riding, property crimes 20 of 27 why do w/c boys feel motivated by the peer status? because it allowes them to be malicious, intimidating and to cause trouble 21 of 27 What is a strength of this approach? It explains why status frustration can lead to non-utalitarian crime 22 of 27 what is a criticism of this theory? That it assumes that working class boys aim to achieve mainstream goals 23 of 27 What is a second criticsm? It assumes that all working class boys will join subcultures and lead a life of crime. 24 of 27 What is a third criticsm of this? That it ignores middle class crime 25 of 27 What is a fourth criticsm? That it doesnt explain why people in the same position as w/c boys commit crimes. 26 of 27 What does matza suggest? That people drift in and out of subcultures and are not fully committed 27 of 27
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