functionalist - strain theory - 5 reactions: conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion

interactionist - labelling theory - something is deviant/crime because labelled as so - label lead to master status leads to deviant career

functionalist - status frustration - WC boys same goals as MC peers, frustrated that cant achieve leads to WC deviant subculture - no success through legal means so turn to crime

feminist - WC women controlled by promise of rewards: class deal (can buy goods in return for paid work) gender deal (material rewarde from male bread winner) - no rewards leads to crime

feminist - control theory - women controlled so less opportunities for crime: in workplace, public, home

functionalist - role allocation - stratification necessary, all roles must be filled, filled by those best to perform them, necessary training, roles rewarded based on their importance

marxist -  capitalism stratifies in 2 groups - bourgeoisie (exploit, own means of production) proletariat (exploited, own labour) 

interactionist - class based on status/power not just money - 3 types power/status: charismatic (leader like qualities) traditional (inherited eg king/queen) legal rational (through legal means eg election) 

social democratic (left wing but not marxist) - 3 measurements of poverty: state's standard (entitlement to claim benefits) relative income (income falls below average for similar households) relative deprivation (lack resources for things widely available in society where they live) (townsend's preferred measure) 

n/a - disagreed with embourgeoisement thesis - rejected idea of new working class, workers did not accept capitalism unquestioningly, many lost faith in labour party to make society more equal

feminist - 6 patriarchal structutes: paid work, patriarchal culture, male violence, patriarchal relations of production, sexuality, the state

new right - dependency culture ok benefits in american society - growing underclass - more benefits lead to: descouragement of self sufficiency, more lone parent, young people dont want to work

a group portrayed as a threat in the media due to moral panic/media amplification

public exaggerating the extent of a social problem

media helps to create moral panic - folk devil - media amplification

affluent working class families having more MC norms and values

affluent worker study - rejected embourgeoisement thesis but agreed on new working class

sociology paper 2 crime and deviance and social stratification

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sociology paper 2 crime and deviance and social stratification

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