SOC 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ulrich Beck, Peter Blau, Social Control Theory
28 Jan 2017
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Status frustration: delinquent boys engage in non-utilitarian behaviour: can"t measure up in middle-class school, get attention by breaking rules because they don"t measure up grade-wise, develop their own rules. This is prevalent in gang cultures (e. g. street smart, be. Do all people have the same area have the same opportunities: illegitimate opportunities are not equally available to all (e. g. drugs are not always accessible to everyone), stable criminal subculture: Violent youth gangs, status in gang or violence: retreatist subculture (double failures): This theory is based off of a study done on two groups of soldiers: one group was promoted and they believed they should have been promoted sooner; the other group did not really care. Sense of injustice is based on comparison: rich and poor live in close proximity, causes discontent, violence and crime escalate, rich retreat to gated communities. African-americans may view that others are receiving better opportunities and therefore, they feel relatively deprived which can cause discontentment.
