Are low-income delinquents reacting against middle-class values, as Cohen contends, or is there a low-income culture with its own set of values and attitudes with which delinquents are conforming, as Miller contends?

Are low-income delinquents reacting against middle-class values, as Cohen contends, or is there a low-income culture with its own set of values and attitudes with which delinquents are conforming, as Miller contends?

o Introduce your exam with a paragraph that describe your key topics and its goals. Briefly describe the theoretical perspectives and concepts of Cohen and Miller. — THIS IS INTRO PARAGRAPH
o Using information from Chapter 6 textbook “Criminology The Essentials 4th edition” by Anthony Walsh and Cody Jorgensen (I will attach pdf of this), describe the strengths and weaknesses of two theoretical perspectives of Cohen and Miller. You should identify 2-3 examples and describe them clearly and specifically.
o Conclude with specific description of policy and prevention implication of strain/anomie or subculture theories. The purpose of the question is to invite you to consider how to match an understanding of roots of a social problem to solutions.

** Notes from me:
– This is a sociological essay! Please be formal. Use most information form chapter 6 which i will provide a pdf of. Use a few outside sources as well but pick a stance. DO NOT make filler sentences.

ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC
_____ – Exam begins with an introductory paragraph that tells the reader the key topic of the essay and the goals of the exam (5%)
_____ – Exam concisely and clearly introduce and describes the evolutionary psychology and neuroscience theoretical framework and concepts its sociological significance (5%)
_____ – Exam identifies specific sociological roots of evolutionary psychology and neuroscience. psychology to show the usefulness of its evolutionary framework (15%)
_____ – Exam uses specific and clear examples from evolutionary psychology to show the usefulness of its evolutionary framework (30%)
_____ – Exam identifies specific strengths and weakness of evolutionary psychology and neuroscience. (25%)
_____ – Exam concludes by considering one micro- or one macro-level policy that could play a role in addressing causes and/or consequences of biosocial theories (15%)
_____ – Exam is carefully edited to check for spelling, grammar, and organization (5%)