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Theories 1700s to 1960s: Exercise 7: Subculture theory and Differential Opportunity theory (Cohen; Cloward and Ohlin)
What You Will Learn

This exercise will deal with the following two theories:
  • Albert Cohen’s subculture theory
  • Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin’s differential opportunity theory
Key Terms


conflict subculture
criminal subculture delinquent subcultures differential opportunity

middle-class measuring rod retreatist subculture
status
status-frustration
Click on a term for the definition.
What You Will Do

This exercise has three passages. There are 6 blanks in each passage, and each blank is numbered. When you click on the number, two choices appear next to the passage. Click on the correct choice to insert it into the passage. If you click on the wrong choice, the Answer box at the bottom of the choice will tell you why your answer is wrong.
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