delinquent boys Flashcards
1
Q
What previous theories can you apply to delinquent boys ?
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- Cohen - status frustration
- Merton - strain theory
- Miller - focal concerns
- Willis - anti-school subcultures
2
Q
What is Messerschmidt study on delinquent boys ?
A
- gangs are a place for ‘doing masculinity’
3
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What is hardings study on delinquent boys ?
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- those without access to paid employment find other ways to achieve masculinity
- such as being delinquent
4
Q
What does Campbell say about delinquent boys ?
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- some communities get abandoned by the state
- unleashes extreme masculinity
- these communities get denied legitimate masculinity
- then deviance becomes a key to expressing masculinity
4
Q
What does Faloudi say about delinquent boys ?
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- thinks that young males committing crime isn’t deviant
- An expression of qualities we see in males : toughness, strength and bravery
5
Q
What does Connel say in his 90’s ? (Evaluative)
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- says the focus on hegemonic masculinity ignores other types of masculinity
- ignores female violence too
6
Q
What does Bourdieu say about delinquent boys ?
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- marxist view
- focus too much on powerless working class males
- ignores powerful older male dominance
7
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What does Connel say in his most recent study ? (Evaluative)
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- Connel rejects people who blame alcohol for male violence
- instead blames the surroundings when drinking alcohol
- considers male violence in media as an explanation for delinquent boys
8
Q
What did Archer and Yamashita say about ?
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- inner-city London boys
- anti-school and anti-education
- bad boy image
- hyper-heterosexuality
- limited aspirations
- ‘doing masculinity’
