terms of the opposite of those norms and by sanctioning aggression against them and those who exemplify and apply them” (Cohen 1955 p168).
I have tried to show and answer why particular individuals engage in delinquency or participate in a delinquent subculture. I’ve tried to show that a subculture is a result of certain problems shared in a community. I tried to explain my points through theories and looked at social class to see if delinquency is just a working class phenomenon. Also I’ve tried to show that delinquent subcultures may be a result of adjustment. These gangs of boys who stand on street corners and loiter around shops, they are joint activities deriving their meaning and flavour from the fact of togetherness and governed by a set of common understandings, common sentiments and common loyalties. The delinquent subculture has similar problems to that