Subcultural Theories- Crime and Deviance

A term used where individuals feel disattached from society and it's norms and values.

Anomie

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Subcultural theorists develop their ideas from this this theorist, he uses the 'strain theory.'

Merton

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Theorist who explains focal concerns.

Miller

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Identified 5 techniques of neutralization.

Matza

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Increased pressure on working class to deviate as they have less opportunity to succeed through legitimate means.

Cloward and Ohlin

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Uses the term 'delinquent subcultures' to explain working class.

Cohen

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A group of people who develop their own distinct norms and values from mainstream society.

Subculture

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Subcultural theorists develop their ideas from this this theorist, he uses the 'strain theory.'

Merton

Theorist who explains focal concerns.

Identified 5 techniques of neutralization.

Increased pressure on working class to deviate as they have less opportunity to succeed through legitimate means.

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