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Do subcultural theories offer convincing explanations for group offending by young men and women today? Are there any other theoretical perspectives which you may consider to be useful and relevant?
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Do subcultural theories offer convincing explanations for group offending by young men and women today? Are there any other theoretical perspectives which you may consider to be useful and relevant? Young people have always been targets from the criticism of their elders. Their alleged 'wild moral values' have resulted in the definition of young people as a social problem, 'particularly since the end of the Second World War with the adolescent working-class males, especially, being portrayed as a 'folk devil'' (Brake 1980: 1). The 1950s saw the start of what is now the one of the highest priorities on the political agenda: juvenile delinquents. Icons such as James Dean in his leather jacket were regarded as 'out of control'. American street gangs developed their own dress code, language, engaged in drug use and fight for turf. Britain has seen the Teddy Boys from the immediate post-war period, followed by the Mods,...
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