Crime and Deviance: Functionalism: Cohen Flashcards
1
Q
What does Cohen argue?
A
Cohen argues that deviant subcultures emerge because of status frustration.
2
Q
What is status frustration?
A
A sense of personal failure and inadequacy.
3
Q
What does Cohen say causes status frustration?
A
The working class are denied status in society as they are trying to emulate the values and aspirations of the middle-class but do not have the means to achieve this.
4
Q
How are delinquent subcultures formed?
A
As these working class people are all going through the same thing, they join together and create their own delinquent subculture.
5
Q
What are the values of these delinquent subcultures?
A
The values are the reverse of the mainstream norms and values; those who are most deviant get rewarded.
