Last min sociologists I keep forgetting

Question 1

Cicourel (interactionist explanations of youth participation)

Answer 1

The Social Organisation of Juvenile Justice - carried out observations on two US cities. Concluded that delinquents are constructed by agencies of social control.
Step 1 - stop & search
Step 2 - arrest based on image & manner
Step 3 - does the suspect fit the typical profile

Question 2

Lea & Young (Marxist explanations of youth participation)

Answer 2

Relative deprivation (through media, compared to adults)
Marginalisation (pushed to the edge of society)
Subculture (deal with frustration)

Question 3

Young (social class & gangs)

Answer 3

Bulimic society, society of vindictiveness, intensity of exclusion

Question 4

Abrams (functionalist explanations of youth participation)

Answer 4

Spending power, capitalism