Cloward and Ohlin - the 3 subcultures

What do Cloward & Ohlin argue gives the rise of different types of deviant subcultures?

different parts of society

Name the 3 subcultures

• Criminal subculture

• Conflict subculture

• Retreatist subculture

Briefly explain the Criminal subculture.

Where adult criminal role models who are experienced teach the youths to be future criminals

Briefly explain the Conflict Subcultures

where criminal opportunities are available in street gangs

Violence provides a release for frustration and respect and status is earned through winning territory from rival gangs

Briefly explain Retreatist subculture

dropouts who failed legitimate and illegitimate opportunity structures and often become based on drug use

What do Cloward and Ohlin say Merton and Cohen failed at explaining?

why there is utilitarian and non utilitarian crime