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How does Miller criticise the other theories?

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  • other subcultural theories assume that subcultures only emerge in reaction to failure to achieve mainstream goals
  • not everyone accepts goals in first place
  • rejects the reactive element of these theories
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How does Miller explain why the working class doesn’t feel frustrated?

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  • the lower class has its own independent culture with own values
  • subculture doesn’t value success in first place, so aren’t frustrated
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How does Miller explain crime in the lower class?

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  • result of conformity to class values
  • their own focal concerns are focused on being streetwise, emphasising macho behaviour, rejecting authority, valuing autonomy - all of which might lead to criminality