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Assess the usefulness of subcultural theories in understanding crime and deviance
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Assess the usefulness of subcultural theories in understanding crime and deviance In assessing the usefulness of subcultural theories it is first important to understand what subcultural theories are - they are an explanation of deviance in terms of the subculture of a social group arguing that certain groups develop norms and values which are to some extent different from those held by other members of society. So, to assess the usefulness of subcultural theories we are now able to look at the different types of subculture theories, what they tell us and the sociologists point of view such as Cohen and Miller. To a certain extent I believe they are useful but both sides of the argument must be looked at and this must be looked at in further detail to understand how useful they really are... Some groups of criminals or delinquents might develop norms that encourage and reward criminal activity. Other...
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