Youth Subcultures: The New Right Flashcards
What does Murray believe about the underclass?
They do not want to work.
What does Murray say the underclass depends on?
The welfare system, seeing this as an acceptable lifestyle choice.
Who does Murray see as particularly deviant?
Youth, through gangs and anti school subcultures.
What does Murray condemn (judge)?
The increase in single mothers raising young boys with no father in their lives.
What can the increase of single mothers explain?
The high rates of crime among male youths from deprived social backgrounds.
What does Murray believe about growing up in a single parent family?
It is more damaging and a greater indicator of criminality than poverty is.
What does Murray say about girls without fathers?
- They may be emotionally damaged.
- They will therefore search for a father substitute.
- They often get pregnant at an early age themselves.
What did Murray say about boys without fathers?
They ‘tend to grow up unsocialised’.
They tend to have poor impulse control, tend to be sexual predators and are unable to get up in the morning and hold down a job’.
What does Murray say about the impact this has on Britain?
‘Over the last two decades, larger and larger numbers of British children have not been socialised to norms of self-control, consideration for others and the concept that actions have consequences.’
What does Murray say will happen to the underclass?
People will become less tolerant of the underclass, which will lead to cutting of benefits and using the criminal justice system more harshly.
