Functionalism on Negative Functions of Crime and Deviance: Responses to Status Frustration Flashcards
Which Functionalist wanted to find why young working class men committed crimes?
Cohen
Name 2 crimes which the young working class men committed
Vandalism, Violence
Why did Cohen want to find out why the working class men committed vandalism and violence?
Because it did not give the participants any financial gain
What concept did Cohen create?
Status frustration
What is status frustration?
When working class students aspire to do well in school to possibly become middle class but fail at doing well
How do working class boys respond to status frustration?
They join anti-school subcultures
Why do working class boys join anti-school subcultures as a response to status frustration?
Because they believe it will help them achieve status
What do the working class boys do to middle class values?
They invert them
Name a middle class value about school that was inverted by the working class boys
Middle class value of education being useful was changed to be seen as pointless
Which 2 crimes were considered praiseworthy in the anti-school subculture?
Vandalism, Violence
