Social conformity and its effect on communities and individuals by looking at the concept of anomie by Robert Merton.
Discusses the contextual arguments for crime and deviance as a consequence of social strain and the links between social structure, acculturation and crime.
Key criminologists su...
Today’s Topics
➤ Looking Back – Durkheim’s Conceptualis
➤ Merton Conceptualisation of Strain Theo
➤ Strain Theory
➤ The American Dream
➤ Cultural Adaptations
➤ Anomie and Strain
,DURKHEIM’S CONCEPTUALISATION OF AN
In the context of structural functionalism
➤ A state of defective moral regulation whereby
deviate
➤ Caused by the transition from pre-industria
one form of social solidarity to another .
➤ ‘Modernisation’ meant one set of moral norm
to become established leading to:
➤ Gap between mechanical solidarity and
,DURKHEIM’S LEGACY
For Durkheim the pursuit of unlimited or u
of constantly renewed psychological tortu
This leads to:
➤ Pathologies and mental health problems
➤ Increased dissatisfaction, frustration, e
aggrandisement, antagonism, shame,
The Result?
,ANOMIC SUICIDE DURKHEIM
(1897)
➤ a state of moral regulation that was
not so much defective as in a
critical state of near collapse
➤ where solid social norms are disturbed
due to rapid change or major
disruption leading toan absence of
effective social discipline.
,DURKHEIM’S LEGACY
➤ Durkheim foregrounds the importanc
weakness of social norms in governin
relationships and producing social or
➤Anomie: a state of normlessness or ‘n
social norms are no longer moderate
the population
➤Anomie is a disruption of social order
, ROBERT MERTON (1938) ‘SOCIAL STR
All societies have:
CULTURAL STRUCTURE:
➤ Defines what cultural goals are
➤ Defines the prescribed means for attain
SOCIAL STRUCTURE:
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