Subcultural Theories of Crime and Deviance

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Who developed the idea that the typical delinquent has a number of 'focal concerns'?
Miller
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In contrast to Subcultural Theorists who saw deviance and crime as an individual response to their social position?
Merton
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Cloward and Ohlin divided subcultures into three types. What are they?
Criminal, Conflict, Retreatist
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Who said that we all hold 'subterrean values' of deviant behaviour which are essentially hidden until exposure in certain social situations?
Matza
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What is the definition of a subculture?
A group of people with alternative set of norms and values from the rest of society.
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What did Cohen argue was the cause of the creation of subcultures to gain prestige and status amongst peers?
Status-Frustration
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Who said that subcultures effectively take the norms and values of larger culture and 'turn them upside down'?
Cohen
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What causes status frustration?
Cultural Deprivation, 'dead-end jobs and educational underachievement
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Who noted the existence of the 'underclass' who were welfare dependent, work-shy and promiscious?
Murray
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What did Taylor say was the result of the underclass?
Inequality and freedom
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What do subcultural theorists largely ignore?
Female subcultures
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Who identified this and developed the concept of the 'Bedroom Culture' where girls have privacy and independence from the family, engaging in activities such as make-up, listening to music and socialising?
McRobbie and Garber
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