subcultures and crime

Question 1

marxism and subcultures forming in resistance to capitalism

Answer 1

capitlaism arguable controls the popu;ation through dieolgoical condition through media and financial controls

youth are on the margins of society as they are not yet consumed by these controls which makes themmore likely to fored. sucultrual resitiance to cpaitalism

ex. the loss of trad jobs in the 70s encouraged the skinheads to from and created new wokring class groups which were caractersed by their dress sense, anger against the system and hating any groups who respembed the ‘system’

Question 2

criticsm of the marxist subcultures

Answer 2

cote and allahar-
youth subculutres are a product of manipulation form the media rather than restiatnce to capitalism
this cna be seen by the subcultures motvtion bieng form commercial wants such as money

Question 3

right realists on subcultures

Answer 3

murray argues that due to the inaqueate socialisn of chislred due to being rased by lone mothers whoa re welfare dependnat means that the lack of a fatherly figure to teach disicipline and tough love the working lcasses and black poele are mroe likely to join subuclutres to gain the protection and fatherly love from those above them and allowing them to fufil ther deviant upbringing by commitng such crimes

helps to gain sattus through crime that they cant gain through their family

Question 4

criticsm of right realist subcultural theory

Answer 4

not all people who are socialised by single mothers have been socialised into deviant norms and values or will turn to gangs for this suport
many lone mothers provide this and empower theri children to gain their goals in the accepted way so they dont have to live in poverty when they are older

Question 5

left realism subcultures

Answer 5

• relative deprivation and marginally leaders people to join subcultures as a collective solution to relative deprivation
• joining subcultures can have one of two effects; to help poepel bridge the deprivation gap through commiting crimes togther

criminal subcultures still conform to the mainstream norms nad goals of society
young- in ghettos in USA they are still fully submerged in the goal of gucci and BMW