cohen, cloward and ohlin (subcultural theory) - structural theory Flashcards
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cohens beliefs?
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agreed with merton but saw subcultural deviance as a group as a response to failure and focused on non-utalitarian crimes
2
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cloward and ohlin (1960) beliefs?
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stated different neighbourhoods give rise to different types of deviant subcultures (criminal, conflict and retreatist sub-cultures)
3
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criminal subcultures
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arise in areas where there is a long-standing professional criminal network
4
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conflict subcultures
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arise in areas where only criminal oppurtunites are within street gangs
5
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retreatist subcultures
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made up of dropouts who failed in legitimate and illegitimate oppurtunity structures
