Subcultural Strain Theories 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologyCulture and SocialisationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lw121xCreated on: 16-06-15 17:01 Subcultural strain theories see deviance as a product of deliquent subculture different from the rest of society 1 of 35 subcultures provide an.... for those who cannot achieve it via mainstream goals alternative opportunity structure 2 of 35 Cohen criticises merton for not looking at individual resposne to strain 3 of 35 Cohen criticises merton for focusing on utilitarian crime for economic gain, ignoring many otehr types 4 of 35 cultural deprivation under achievement 5 of 35 cultural deprivation leads to under achievmeny = status frustration 6 of 35 who said that wc boys reject mainstream goals and find others in same situation Cohen 7 of 35 the deliquent subculture ..... mainstream values inverts 8 of 35 males vandalise and truant invert mainstream values 9 of 35 alternative status hierachy cohen 10 of 35 gain peers via illigitimate opportunity structure alternative status hierarchy 11 of 35 offers explanantion to unutilitarian deviance ie. fighting cohen 12 of 35 Cloawrd and Ohlin believe that working class youths are denied legitimate means yp achieve 'econmoic success' 13 of 35 money success denied ligeitimate opportunities + deviance as a response Cloward Ohllin + Cohen 14 of 35 Cohen argues that different subcultures respond differently to lack of legit opportunities ie. cohen status frustration vanadalism, other illegal drug use 15 of 35 Cloward and Ohlin believe it is both lack of illegitimate opportunity structures and unequal amount of opportunity to illegitimate opportunity structure 16 of 35 ... neighbourhoods develop different illigitimate opportunity structures different 17 of 35 Criminal subcultures youths appretaship in crime in neighbourhoods high adult crime, aoociate with adult criminals. opportunities on the crimnal ladder 18 of 35 Conflict subcultures- (support cohen) class structures disorganised/ no adults result in loosely orgainsed gangs win 'tuf' 19 of 35 Retreatist subcultures not everyone syccess 'double failures' so result in drug use etc... 20 of 35 Defend Turf Conflict subcultures 21 of 35 criminal subcultures material gains 22 of 35 drugs retreatist subculture 23 of 35 Cohen ignores crimes of the wealthy 24 of 35 who found that drug trade is a mixture of conflict and criminal subcultures Nigel South 25 of 35 Cloward and Ohlin are kniwn as reaction theories 26 of 35 deviant subcultures reaction failure to achieve mainstream goals reaction theories 27 of 35 Reaction theories such as Cloward + ohlin have been criticised for assuming everyone has mainstream goals to begin with to reject 28 of 35 who argues that the working class have a subculture completely different to any other Walter B Miller 29 of 35 Walter B miller suggests the wc subculture have there own values so not frustrated by failure 30 of 35 Who argues WC have 'focal concerns' their own goals Walter B Miller 31 of 35 who argues that people drift in and out of subcultures Matza 32 of 35 =Willis anti-school cultures functionalist subcultural theorists have gained support 33 of 35 who is critical of Cohen Empy 34 of 35 Who says that wc boys cross between different types of subcultures Empty 35 of 35
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