young people have a rituals to mark a clear transition from child to adulthood = doesn't happen in W.Societies
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STATUS FRUSTRATION - A.K COHEN
inspired by Merton, subculture > individual ; working class backgrounds, not motivated by economic ends // personal failure, linking school status to delinquent subculture
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THE ILLEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE - CLOWARD & ONLIN
agrees with Merton but focuses on the non legal opportunities / Criminal Subculture: links to existing criminal groups, start with petty crimes, more serious then organised groups
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^^ Conflict Subculture
not the same as criminal sub, turn to violence
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^^ Retreatist Subculture
"double failures" retreat into drink and drugs - addictions paid through petty crime (couldn't make org crime or violence )
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FOCAL CONCERNS - WALTER B. MILLER
no specific vals - it's linked to male working class culture; sub-cult - crime is just an extension of normal w.class values
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MATSA
believes there's no difference between a delinquent & non ; we all hold two levels values, learning to control them still
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TECHNIQUES OF NEUTRALISATION - MATZA
offering justifying actions; denial of responsibility, victim, injury, condemnation, appeal to higher loyalties
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DRIFT THEORY - MATZA
some drift into C&D to show control (not bonded to society yet)
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STATUS FRUSTRATION - A.K COHEN
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inspired by Merton, subculture > individual ; working class backgrounds, not motivated by economic ends // personal failure, linking school status to delinquent subculture
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THE ILLEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE - CLOWARD & ONLIN
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