seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in turn generates collective
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Subcultures are seen as groups which have traditionally occupied an underground or marginal status in society. Subculture can be identified as a set of cultural arrays of behaviour conceded by a segment of the population in one country. This paper seeks to answer the question of whether subculture is relevant to understanding the youth in contemporary British Society. It will look at two theoretical studies around the youth subculture and how they were perceived and their criticism. In an attempt
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Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013 CRJS291 Police subculture Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013 CRJS291 Police subculture Policemen often face a difficult decision every day on their beat either to be loyal to their community or be loyal to their fellow officers. Many departments have officers swear an oath to serve and protect without allowing "personal feelings‚ prejudices‚ animosities‚ or friendships" influence their actions. On the other hand‚ as policemen work alongside each other out on the streets
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SUBCULTURES IN BRITAIN Иванов К.Л. Н. рук.: к.ф.н.‚ доц. Доборович А.Н. Subcultures In sociology‚ anthropology and cultural studies‚ a subculture is a group of people with a culture (whether distinct or hidden) which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong. As early as 1950‚ David Riesman distinguished between a majority‚ "which passively accepted commercially provided styles and meanings‚ and a ’subculture’ which actively sought a minority style
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the Criminal Subculture and the Police Subculture Criminology August 14‚ 2012 The Similarities and Differences in the Criminal Subculture and the Police Subculture A police officers job is to protect and serve. An officer is to offer assistance to those in need and to enforce the laws established by the law makers. A police officer’s job is not the monotonous 8-5 job that most have…..it is ever changing‚ 24-7. It is not a normal environment. Think about it‚ a police officer runs
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The beginnings of subculture theory involved various theorists associated with what became known as the Chicago School. Subcultural theory emerged from the work of the Chicago School on gangs and developed through the symbolic interactionism school into a set of theories arguing that certain groups or subcultures in society have values and attitudes that are conducive to crime and violence. The work associated with Birmingham University’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) was most responsible
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Police occupational subculture is the attitude and behavior portrayed by law enforcement. Law enforcement goes through extensive training but the police subculture in most cases influences the behavior of officers more than any rule or order. (CJ Realities and Challenges‚ Second Edition‚ Pg. 153) Police officers deal with criminals so regularly they tend to view the public as untrustworthy. If the police aren’t able to maintain solidarity and authority they cannot do their job. This is one reason
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are the youth subcultures‚ which your good children belong to. Nowadays the life of many young people is influenced by popular culture. The youth follow certain stereotypes that are imposed on them through TV‚ movies and music. In their lifestyle they try to imitate the images of their idols. Very often young people refuse to recognize the official culture. Instead‚ they become the supporters of the so called youth subculture. A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct
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mechanized into living where they live. Concerned with the erosion of identify and distinct ways of life‚ large quantities of subculture emerged，especially in the late 1960s and 1970s. Bourdieu has already coined the term ‘cultural capital’ to explicate the cultural asserts available within society. As provided with unique habitus and subcultural production‚ diverse subcultures often distinct through different subcultural capitals. This essay will interpret the notion of ‘subcultural capital’ thoroughly
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One Segment of sociology focuses on sub-cultures‚ specifically; deviant subcultures. The White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi movements in America are a prime example of a deviant subculture. White Supremacy is defined as a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races (wiki). Further‚ Neo-Nazism is used to refer to any social or political movement seeking to revive Nazism or a form of fascism‚ which postdates the Second World War. There are many groups which fall under
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