American and UK subculture theory (comparison study)
This study occurred about 3rd quarter of 1900's, whereas, the subculture of American is far different from Great Britain, however, there was, instead, a focus on cultural forms and their links to leisure activities. Then later research, taking a more politically radical and Marxist approach, became interested in moral panics and problem atisation surrounding the activities of certain young people. The social disorganization theory also arise to their study from Britain to America, although it appears that on Britain has very minimal number of gangs compare to America, has lots of gangs, specifically the study of differentiation unto working class young people into college boy and corner boys. Consequently, according to downes study he argues that the delinquent subculture can exist even when there is no structured delinquent gang. These lead to the 2nd main point that subculture theory can explain adolescent corner groups where delinquency is sole purpose of the group. Downes argue also that young people in his study were not afflicted by class-based status-frustration which manifests in a reaction-formation, as in the work of Cohen. Neither were alienated from 'conventional forms' and so withdrew support their legitimacy, this is because, in the main, the young people did not express a problem of adjustment to working life "dissociation"(elevation of non-work over work) and alienation by Cloward and ohlins that elaborated some things.
That, according to the last personalities above cited, the working-youth people does not affected for any job related problem the ones behavior, instead, in fact, the lack of access to leisure is the main cause of frustration for young workers. And since then the British criminology focus into leisure of the young one's or group. In addition, the social construct arise on the new