Functionalism

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  • Created on: 01-04-19 18:48

1. Retreatism

  • People who reject mainstream cultural goals and the means of achieving them
  • People who protest
  • People who still try to achieve the main cultural goals through legitimate means
  • People who still try to achieve the main cultural goals through lillegitimate means
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2. Retreatist Subculture

  • Those who are unable to access either legitimate or illegitimate opportunity structures might drop out altogether but might do so as a group rather than an individual. E.g these groups may abuse drugs
  • Organised crime where career criminals can socialise youths into their own criminal career that might result in material success
  • Gangs organised by young people themselves, often based on claiming territory from other gangs

3. Cohen

  • Safety valve. Warning device
  • Boundary maintenance. Safety Valve
  • Boundary maintenance. Warning device.

4. Conformity

  • People who reject main cultural goals and the means of achieving them.
  • Stopped trying to achieve cultural goals, but go along with it anyway
  • People who still try to achieve the main cultural goals through legitimate means
  • People who still try to achieve the main cultural goals through legitimate means

5. Criminal Subculture

  • Organised crime where career criminals can socialise youths into their own criminal career that might result in material success
  • Those who are unable to access either legitimate or illegitimate opportunity structures might drop out altogether but might do so as a group rather than an individual. E.g these groups may abuse drugs
  • Gangs organised by young people themselves, often based on claiming territory from other gangs

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