Influenced by the work of Durkheim, as shown by their concept of social disorganisation. The 'zone in transition' has the most crime because of the very fluid population.
Chicago School
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Instead of adopting a counter-culture, young black youth actively embraced mainstream US culture.
Nightingale
2 of 11
Argues that male working-class delinquent behaviour is a normal part of macho lower-class culture or 'focal concerns'.
Miller
3 of 11
A common factor behind crime is blocked opportunities and this often results in lower working-class delinquents driven to seek status within their won communities through an 'illegitimate career structure'.
Cloward and Ohlin
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When unable to achieve consensus goal of success, then this 'reaction formation' can lead to status frustration.
Albert Cohen
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Altered anomie to mean a society where there is a disconnect between the goals and the means of achieving your goals. It is not inadequate socialisation that causes crime but blocked opportunities.
Merton
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Social bonds hold society together. Crime and devance occurs when the social bonds break and attachments weaken.
Hirschi
7 of 11
Women commit petty crimes like theft and prostitution as it is them conforming to their gender roles as providers.
Moore
8 of 11
Merton is wrong to assume there is a set of common goals in society
Valier
9 of 11
Pointed out that these focal concerns could equally apply to males right across the spectrum.
Box
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Young working-class males are bored so in their free time they engage in petty acts of deviance. They go through periods of conformity and deviance and are dissociated from mainstream values.
Downs
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Card 2
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Instead of adopting a counter-culture, young black youth actively embraced mainstream US culture.
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Nightingale
Card 3
Front
Argues that male working-class delinquent behaviour is a normal part of macho lower-class culture or 'focal concerns'.
Back
Card 4
Front
A common factor behind crime is blocked opportunities and this often results in lower working-class delinquents driven to seek status within their won communities through an 'illegitimate career structure'.
Back
Card 5
Front
When unable to achieve consensus goal of success, then this 'reaction formation' can lead to status frustration.
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