Class Difference In Crime

Question 1

Functionalist- class difference

Answer 1

See the law as a reflection of society’s shared values and crime as the product of inadequate socialisation into these norms

Question 2

Class difference - walter B miller

Answer 2

Lower class has developed an independent subculture- own norms& values- clash with main stream - lower class has a higher crime rate- norms like toughness leads to more crime

Question 3

Merton clas difference

Answer 3

Wc are more likely to be Denied legitimate opportunities to succeed- seek illegitimate means

Question 4

Cohen

Answer 4

Sees wc as culturally deprived - not socialised into mainstream culture - lack the means to achieve- failure in Ed- bottom of hierarchy- status frustration- join subcultures to gain status from peers by doing deviant acts