CRM 2301 Lecture 10: Lect. 10 - Subcultural Theories of Crime
10 Nov 2015
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Social and intellectual context: social context, post wwii time of prosperity, middle-class: the desired class to be a part of, focus on education: elementary and college, segregation: outlawed by the supreme court in usa, housing projects, urbanization. Albert cohen: personal context, a student of merton and sutherland. School as a source of conflict: first major status problem facing lower-class children: school. Where people live creates a whole new value system that may not be the same values that are found elsewhere: child-rearing practices, classroom standards. Lower and middle class: all individuals (children) seek social status, can everyone equally compete for status, achieved status: earned in competition with one"s age and sex group, e. g. A child playing competitive hockey gets first place in his region: ascribed status: acquired by virtue of one"s family, e. g. Status frustration rebellion (reaction formation) collective solution to the problem of status frustration.
