Culture and Subculture

Question 1

subculture

Answer 1

minority with different values to dominant groups

Question 2

culture

Answer 2

collective conscious, dominant groups, set values and morals

Question 3

subculture theories

Answer 3

1. Problems emerge due to demands of dominant groups, which can’t be met
2. Problems solved through crime (seems a rational mean)

Question 4

culture conflict theories

Answer 4

1. Subcultures learn behaviour which conflicts with norms, values and rules set by dominant groups (e.g working-class culture conflicting with middle-class values)
2. Subcultures behaviour perceived as delinquent

Question 5

class conflict theories

Answer 5

1. Goal= leisure
2. Cannot be achieved through approved means
3. Leisure activities perceived as delinquent
4. Goal = shaping identity (youth)