Crime and Deviance

Question 1

Sewell

Answer 1

African Caribbean boys more likely to join subcultures which result in their underachievement in school.

Question 2

Becker

Answer 2

Labelling Theory. Ethnic minorities are more likely to be labelled negatively from institutional racism, resulting in self -fulfilling prophecy.

Question 3

Cicourel

Answer 3

Probation officers are more likely to search and arrest people who fitted their criminal stereotypes. Usually WC black men.

Question 4

Cohen

Answer 4

Status Frustration
WC youths want to aim and achieve universal goals - results in them committing crimes to meet consensus goals.

Question 5

Hall

Answer 5

Crisis of hegemony and scapegoating
Media portrays African-Caribbean and they use this to cause moral panic which resulting in more African Caribbean people getting arrested.

Question 6

Chambliss

Answer 6

Poverty and Crime Control
Crime control is focused on WC eg Gypsy Roma and Black Ethincities

Question 7

Lea and Young

Answer 7

Left Realism
Feeling of relative deprivation heightened by the media is worse for marginalised groups such as ethnicities

Question 8

Alexander

Answer 8

Asian Gangs
Asian muslims more likely to join negative subcultures/gangs due to their relationship with authority and the pressure they have