Challenging crime question1

Challenging crime question1

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  Question To whatextent do functionalist subcultural theories help to explain the relationship between deviance and society? This part-question includes assessment of your understanding of the relationship between Crime and Deviance and sociological theory sociologytwynham.wordpress.com
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  Your answer….. Beforeyou work through the next slides plan sit and think about the question and plan your answer The next few slides will help you decide if you were going in the right direction with your answer
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  Answer The centralfocus is on functionalist subcultural theories Whereby deviance is a result of subcultures which are built on their own norms and values These subcultural values are in complete opposite to those of the main culture. Most of the essay should concentrate on this theme Your assessment can come from competing perspectives such as Marxist and left realists who look at subcultures in a very different way to functionalists.
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  Expanding your answerdiscuss in some depth (therefore analyse, put meat on the carcass of your answer) by mentioning Cohen, Cloward & Ohlin, Miller stress how they all argue in their unique way (your knowledge & understanding) that subcultural norms & values are completely different from mainstream cultural norms & values
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  Issue of extent(assess, evaluate) Subculture theorists focus too much on juvenile delinquency rather than other forms of deviance and ignored female deviance. Matza’s point delinquency was ordinary not extraordinary as subculturalists argue, it’s just delinquents fail to restrict subterranean values to appropriate situations such as sport
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  Issue of extent(assess, evaluate) Interactionists argue we have free will, while subculturalists argue delinquents are ‘forced’ to behave the way they do Feminists would argue subculturalists focus too much on delinquent male youths, and ignores other forms of deviance like female recidivism END sociologytwynham.wordpress.com