Rethinking Subculture and Subcultural Theory in the Study of Youth Crime – A Theoretical Discourse

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dc.contributor.authorNwalozie, Chijioke J.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T15:21:46Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T15:21:46Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-15
dc.description.abstractSubcultural theory is an invention of the Anglo-American sociologists and criminologists of the 1960s and 1970s. They chiefly refer to male urban working class youths whose behaviours are contrary to the dominant society. These youths are usually culturally identified with music, dress code, tattoo, and language. Whereas, it is assumed that subculture refers to lower subordinate or dominant status of social group labelled as such, yet, in societies where the Anglo/American cultural identities are wanting, it becomes difficult to recognise such deviant group of youths as subculture. This paper argues there should be a rethink about “subculture” and “subcultural theory”. The rethink must ensure that youth subcultures are not benchmarked by those Anglo/American cultural identities, but should in the main refer to youths whose behaviours are oppositional to the mainstream culture, irrespective of the societies they come from.en
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dc.identifier.citationNwalozie, C. J. (2015) Rethinking Subculture and Subcultural Theory in the Study of Youth Crime – A Theoretical Discourse. Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology, 7, 1, 1-16en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/16964
dc.peerreviewedYesen
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dc.titleRethinking Subculture and Subcultural Theory in the Study of Youth Crime – A Theoretical Discourseen
dc.typeArticleen

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