-most offenders are w/c against w/c
-caused by relative deprivation
-caused by individualism (self-interested)
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Runciman (1966)
-Relative depirvation
-judging your status by that of others
-explains paradox of increasing crime in an increasingly wealthy society
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Subculture
-a group's collective resposne to relative deprivation
-draws from Cohen's subcultural strain theory
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Marginalisation
-Marginalisation
-Marginalised groups lack clear goals and aren't represented
-powerless young w/c
-leads to violence and rioting
-lack the means to fully participate in society
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Jock Young
-we live in a bulimic society (exposed to huge variety of consumer goods we can't afford)
-w/c outpriced (e.g housing market)
-w/c face job loss
-w/c feel socially excluded
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Tackling crime
-use informal social control
-improve housing conditions
-improve job opportunities
-improve public relationship w/ police, as being more democratic helps the flow of information
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Criticism
-minimum wage & housing quality has never been better
-doesn't explain white collar crime or domestic violence
-impossible to remove relative deprivation
-not all individualistic or relativeley deprived people commit crime
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Young & Lea
Back
-most offenders are w/c against w/c
-caused by relative deprivation
-caused by individualism (self-interested)
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