Youth Subcultures & Functionalism Quiz

1. What does Cohen recognise within a subculture?

The deviant means to achieve society's goals are rejected and not seen as the norm.
The deviant means to achieve society’s goals often become the accepted norm.
The legit means to achieve society's goals are the only accepted norm.
It is impossible to achieve society's goals legitimately.

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Formed in unstable areas where people moving in an out is high.
Youth turn to violence and form gangs to defend their areas.
Formed in stable areas where people moving in an out is low.
Youth turn to violence and form gangs to defend their areas.
Formed in unstable areas where people moving in an out is high.
Youth turn to burglary and individually defend their areas.
Formed in stable areas where people moving in an out is low.
Youth accept new people into the area.

Millet says focal concerns are the different values of middle class boys e.g. being intelligent and succeeding.
Millet says focal concerns are the different values of working class boys e.g. being intelligent and succeeding.
Millet says focal concerns are the different values of working class boys e.g. being tough and macho.
Millet says focal concerns are the different values of middle class boys e.g. being tough and macho.