CRIM 3657 Lecture 3: CRIM 3657 - Lecture #3
Document Summary
Levels of control and coercion in the family and the impact on youths. If not fully developed into habit may consider crime if it comes up. Parsons 1942: youth culture" as a separate sub-society. Coleman 1961: adolescence as oppositional culture: antagonistic to the adult world, distinct and separate culture or sub-culture. Important part is living in the moment leisure pursuits: manual labour jobs to make money to pay for this, unqualified for any other jobs. Drift: between freedom and control; intermittent, casual, transient involvement in illegal activity but also involvement in conventional activities not committed to either; gently guided motion; accidental/unpredicted path into and out of delinquency. Distinguished subculture of delinquency from delinquent subculture. Peer pressure was a significant way in how peers would commit delinquent act. Friends can discourage crime- won"t want to jeopardize friendships by offending. Matza also argued that friends could influence criminal behaviour.
