Deviant Youth Cultures Flashcards
What is a deviant youth culture?
Involve young people who hold norms and values or engage in behaviours that contradict what society considers acceptable
Who studied gangs?
Venkatesh
What are the reasons for joining gangs?
Status, respect, material wealth and sense of belonging
Who researched county lines gangs?
Harding
What does ‘county lines’ mean?
‘County lines’ is the term given to a form of organised crime in which drug dealers from urban areas exploit vulnerable people - including children - and force them to deal drugs in smaller towns and cities
Who researched girls in gangs?
Batchelor
Why do girls join gangs?
Many of these girls are considered vulnerable and the gang lifestyle often appears to offer them a role within the social family and a sense of belonging that is otherwise missing from their lives
What are women at risk of being part of gangs?
Sexual exploitation, with gangs grooming and exploiting young vulnerable girls
Who studied criminal, conflict and retreatist subcultures?
Cloward and Ohlin(1960)
What did Cloward and Ohlin suggest?
The ‘opportunity theory’ which suggests that for deviance to occur, people must have access to ‘illigitimate opportunity cultures’
Who studied anti school subcultures?
Willis
Who studied the ladettes
Jackson
