Cohen Statue Frustration

Question 1

Cohen view

Answer 1

Agrees with Merton that deviance is largely a lower class phenomenon 
- results from those of a lower class not being able to achieve mainstream goals by legitimate means such as educational achievement

Question 2

Cohen criticism to Merton

Answer 2

Cohen seen the wc as culturally deprived
- Merton seems deviance as an individual’s response to Strain, informing the fact that much deviance is committed in or by groups.

Question 3

Cohen focuses

Answer 3

Focuses on deviance among WC boys - mc dominated the education system therefore they lack the skills to achieve - suffer from frustration.

Question 4

Wc& low status

Answer 4

Wc face a problem of adjustment to the low status they are given by mainstream society- John subcultures to gain status from peers through deviant actions.