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The 1960's And The 2000s: A Comparative Analysis

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With close analysis over the past years, we can notice that the ideas of deviance have comparably changed, in a sense that they are described differently, they have different responses and the law reflects them differently over distinctive periods of time. This essay will compare deviance though the 1960s and the 2000s, specifically looking at youth deviance and the laws put into place to deal with anti-social behavior. Influential theorists such as Becker and Durkheim will be taken in consideration, to highlight the variety of opinion, which will contribute to determining a conclusion. The context of the essay concentrating on the transformation of deviance will focusing on the 1960s representation, which will describe the example of the Mods and Rockers and how their actions caused a moral panic - as explained by Cohen - leading everyone into condemning the youths of being ‘folk devils’. Cohen empathizes that it is society’s fault for the criminalization of certain acts, as a product of the moral panics created by cultures which did not conform to the …show more content…

From this we can gather an overall opinion on how views have changed through time, specifically taking the example of graffiti. Being deemed as antisocial in the past, today it is being appropriated in the modern world by graffiti artists and well-known businesses. Continuing from this, the law reflection of deviant acts will also be evaluated by looking at legislations focusing on antisocial behavior. The lack of legislative acts during the 1960s specifically targeting crime and deviance could be a clue that the government did not have a secure response when it came to deal with youth delinquency. The introduction of ASBOs and youth crime prevention programmes will be discussed as a representation of today's society when trying to respond to anti-social

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