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6. deviant subcultures reaction failure to achieve mainstream goals
- reaction theories
- sub theries
7. subcultures provide an.... for those who cannot achieve it via mainstream goals
- opportunity structure
- alternative opportunity structure
- similar opportunity structure
8. males vandalise and truant
- invert mainstream values
- conform to mainstram values
9. who argues that the working class have a subculture completely different to any other
- Walter B Miller
- Cloward and Ohlin
- Nigel South
10. Retreatist subcultures
- not everyone syccess 'double failures' so result in drug use etc...
- provide youths with utilitarian crime. apprentice to aspire ie. money
- class structures disorganised/ no adults result in loosely orgainsed gangs win 'tuf'
11. Who says that wc boys cross between different types of subcultures
12. Cloawrd and Ohlin believe that
- working class youths are denied legitimate means yp achieve 'econmoic success'
- working class youths are given legitimate means yp achieve 'econmoic success'
13. Cohen ignores
- crimes of the wealthy
- crimes of the poor
14. cultural deprivation leads to under achievmeny =
- status frustration
- status gain
15. Cohen criticises merton for
- not looking at individual resposne to strain
- not operationalising his study
- teh american dream
16. Reaction theories such as Cloward + ohlin have been criticised
- for assuming everyone has mainstream goals to begin with to reject
- for assuming everyone doesn't have the mainstream goals to begin with
17. Defend Turf
- Retreatist subcultures
- Conflict subcultures
- Criminal subcultures
18. Walter B miller suggests the wc subculture have there own values so
- not frustrated by failure
- frustrated by failure
19. money success denied ligeitimate opportunities + deviance as a response
- Cloward Ohllin + Cohen
- Merton + Cloward and Ohlin
- Cohen+ Merton
20. who is critical of Cohen
