Unit 4 SCLY4 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods; Stratification and Differentiation with Theory and Methods
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Crime and Deviance: Strain and Social Control Theory Class Notes
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Unit 4 SCLY4 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods; Stratification and Differentiation with Theory and Methods
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For anyone studying Crime and Deviance in Sociology at A or AS Level, this document provides a thorough companion to your classes and textbook. Lesson 2/8 focuses on Strain and Social Control Theory: views, descriptions, case studies and evaluations, as well as all key terms and sociologists specif...
Unit 4 SCLY4 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods; Stratification and Differentiation with Theory and Methods
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Crime and Deviance: Lesson 2
Subcultural Strain Theories
Key Terms: Deviant subcultures develop their own deviant goals, or adopt
Deviant Subculture- a group of people illegitimate means of achieving legitimate goals (e.g. gangs,
who form in reaction to a failure to punk).
achieve mainstream goals through the
legitimate opportunity structure. Why do subcultures form?
Status Frustration- being unable to - Sense of belonging
achieve status through legitimate - Labelling- self-fulfilling prophecy
means. - Entertainment for boredom
Alternative Status Hierarchy- a new - Status frustration
illegitimate opportunity structure. - Cultural factors
Mods and Rockers- gang subculture,
1960s. Cohen (1955)- Status frustration:
Sociologists:
Cohen agrees with Merton that deviance is largely a lower-class
A.K. Cohen- theories on status
phenomenon.
frustration.
However, Cohen does not agree that deviance is mainly an
individual response
Cohen also does not agree that deviance is entirely for utilitarian means.
A delinquent subculture inverts mainstream values by making what society condemns what the subculture
praises.
Evaluation of Cohen:
- One strength of Cohen’s theory is that it offers an explanation of non-utilitarian deviance.
- One weakness is that it assumes that working-class boys start off by sharing middle-class goals.
Summary:
Another response to the strain of society’s standards is the formation of a deviant subculture, which has
many different reasons for being formed. A. Cohen theorised that a main factor of these subcultures is
status frustration, which leads to the creation of an alternative status hierarchy. An example of a deviant
subculture is the Mods and the Rockers - two groups formed of male youth in the 1960s.
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