Crime: Subcultural theories

State 3 ways individuals can respond to this strain.

• Conformity, innovation, ritualism

• Conformity, rebellion, isolation

• Conformity, innovation, retreatism

• Conformity, rebellion, ritualism

According to Albert Cohen (1955), what is a reason for crime and deviance among lower class males?

• Economic necessity

• Status frustration

• Peer pressure

• Lack of education

What year was Albert Cohen's work 'Delinquent Boys, The Culture of The Gang' published?

• 1950

• 1955

• 1960

• 1965

Which activities do boys engage in to gain status in their gang?

• Studying and working

• Volunteering and helping

• Stealing, vandalism, and truancy

• Sports and music

What is a consequence of educational failure and dead-end jobs for boys in a delinquent subculture?

• They achieve high status in mainstream society

• They experience status frustration

• They become leaders in their communities

• They gain financial success

What term describes the condition faced by working-class boys in a middle-class dominated school system?

• Anomie

• Success

• Achievement

• Satisfaction

What concept did Cloward and Ohlin believe Merton had ignored in his theory?

• Social stratification

• Illegitimate opportunity structure

• Cultural capital

• Social mobility