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    crime and deviance. Merton’s (1998) ‘Strain theory and anomie’ argues that deviance arises from the structure of society and that unequal access to legitimate opportunity structures is the cause of deviant behaviour. The main point that Merton’s theory outlines is the fact that people engage in deviant behaviour because they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means‚ and when most people share similar goals for example financial success in an unequal society not all individuals

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    depending on with whom they interact- their differential associations. A prison groups may differ in whether they view a behavior as deviant or not. This theory suggest that people in prison act deviant when they feel encouraging about violating norms then adhering to them. These prison woman use the “neutralizing beliefs” to reduce the apparent disapproval of the deviant behavior. In this show you definitely see the modification of differential association’s theory with regards to the positive and

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    1) Physiological theories In his book L’Uomo Delinquente Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being. He said there were several characteristics‚ such as large jaws‚ extra fingers and monobrows which were clear signs that someone was a criminal. Lombroso said that we can easily identify who the criminals‚ so we should remove them from normal society and we can therefore remove any criminals. Evaluation Research has found that

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    deviance’ in society today. There are many different institutions in societies around the world. The main dominate cultures around society will share the same theories of society of what is acceptable when in comes to the norms and values of crime and deviant behaviour. Subcultural groups however differ from the main cultures of society and have a different view of the norms and values of crime and deviance. It could either be a small group in the society who either believe crime either is or isn’t acceptable

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    crime and deviance refers to the violation of laws or social norms by various different groups within society. These groups have been studied by sociologists who have attempted to explain subcultural crime and deviance through the existence of deviant subcultures. There are many different theorists who have researched into subcultural crimes in order to explain subcultural crime and deviance in today’s society. Some of these sociologists include Cohen; Cloward and Ohlin; Miller; Matza and Cohen.

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    Using the material from item A and elsewhere asses the usefulness of subcultural theories in explaining subcultural crime and deviance in society. Durkheim argued that a certain amount of crime was ‘healthy’ for society and that it is deviant behaviour that provided a catalyst for social change. He said that crime and deviance are functional because the ritual of punishment is an expressive experience that serves to bind together members of a social group and establishment a sense of community;

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    intensity. Sutherland’s theory is seen in many scenes in the film. Even though Doughboy and Ricky are brothers that live in the same house‚ with the same mother and in the same neighbourhood they are both very different. While Doughboy is seen as being deviant‚ Ricky is portrayed as being goal-oriented and an individual that adheres to the norms of society. Doughboy is seen spending most of his time with his friends Chris‚ Dooky and a few others whereas Ricky spends most of his time with Tre. The four modalities

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    Straight-Edge and the Scene For some youth it’s all about the scene. What is the scene? The scene is a general reference to the music venues in which these youth participate. The straight-edge subculture is one that many may not be familiar with. Why is this? Probably because the straight-edge lifestyle is one of the few countercultures in which the youth that is involved tries to steer clear of drugs and overindulgence. It is closely related to the hardcore/punk music scene. The straight-edge

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    Carly Cannon Deviant Behavior April 7‚ 2014 There are significant differences between different societies. In studying issues of youth culture and deviance behavior‚ it is important to take these differences into account. “Goths‚ Gamers‚ & Grrrls” by Ross Haenfler‚ discusses a wide range of youth subcultures‚ from British mods to recent online communities. The youth subcultures that are covered throughout the book are skinhead‚ punk‚ hip hop‚ hard core‚ heavy metal‚ Goths‚ hackers‚ online communities

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    are more likely to suffer from economic‚ social and political deprivation. Finally is subcultures which are formed by people suffering from relative deprivation and marginal. Whereas right realism suggests that if one member of a subculture show signs as deviant behaviour then it is likely that you will find others who also act deviantly because the right realism theorists believe that no one is born with deviant behaviour but learns in through primary socialisation with people who share their

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