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8/3/24, 2:58 PMScience Engineering Electrical Engineering
Theories of Crime CC290 Exam help
Jeremiah
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explains the conflict between the social goals and the means we have to achieve them
Merton's Strain Theory
(American dream)
that the USA is in a permeant state of anomie because there are several segments of
what does Merton's strain theory argue
society that have barriers that limit the ways to reach the goals
Modes of Adaptation conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion
what is deviancy? it is any behaviour that doesn't follow the norms
What are the other goals that merton we have other goals that are culturally defined that we don't have to think about but are
believed we have? pressures and the order
timeline: 1897 Durkheim, Metron 1938
What is the timeline, social context, and
Social context; society at large creates the conditions for crime
theory type of Strain theory?
Theory type; Macro theory, consensus (believes in common values and norms)
The idea of anomie means the lack of normal ethical or social standards.
Durkheim's anomie theory Normlessness is a state where the expectations of behavior are unclear, and the system
has broken down
- Lack of empirical evidence
- doesn't explain why upper and wealthier people commit crime
- explains why people who have things commit crimes including relative deprivation;
and that the higher up you go the more goals you need to reach
Critiques of Strain Theory - Emphasis on immediate goals; not meeting the goals now may feel strain although
they have future stuff done
- gender deferences; women are less likely to commit crime
- Conformist-deviance dichotomy; those mostly likely to commit crimes is innovation
and reteatists
there is a high magnitude of strain and it seems unjust
Agnew; strain causes crime when? - when some one could have done something about it but choose to let it go
- can also be caused by a powerful other like parental rejection.
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Objective; every one agrees upon it
Types of strain subjective; the one individual or group agrees (like divorce)
(4) vicarious; you see other experience it
anticipated; worried it will happen
collective strains targeting an identifiable group; they felt high magnitude and they felt
unjust (like they didn't have a voice) which was caused by powerful others
Agnew; terrorism article what are the basics?
and dose it cause terrorism? it causes terrorism because it reduces the social control, has values of collective
responses ( tears people apart and create a common sense of purpose for these
individuals) this leads to the promotion of more terrorist acts
What are Agnews policy recommendations? Creating social support for youth, Parenting skills, Coping in non-criminal way
Timeline; 1950's
Timeline, social context, and theory time of
Social context; the creations and sustaining of delinquent cultures
Subcultural theories
theory type; bridging, consensus
Consumerism that lead up to material The need to spend, buying new cars, tvs and all that jazz since everyone had jobs and a
conformity high minimum wage
- It is a modified version of strain theory by suggesting that when goals are blocked it
What are the basics for subculture theory for creates strain (cohen says its the social status and acception of convention society)
delinquency - uses middle class values on everyone; including sharing, setting long range goals,
respecting others property, delaying gratification
Kids in preschool given marshmallow and could eat it whenever, but if they waited 15
minutes they could get another marshmallow.
Some ate it right away, but other kids licked it.
Those who were able to wait tended to have better life outcomes when followed 10
What is the marshmallow experiment?
years later.
Experiment of self control.
Kids able to delay gratification did better in school, made more money and less likely
to have marriages end in divorce.
what are measuring rods? it is conventional to which all young people are measured to
what is status deprivation? it is the inability to gain a status
Status frustration is directed mainly to the young people of lower classes. There is no
what is status frustration? parallel between their own social realities and the rest of society's promoted goals.
They become frustrated at the disadvantages and inequalities that they face.
direct opposition to middle class values
What are the goals of subcultures? targets middle class
there is no clear objective
Collective order from SD breeds subculture
How does subcultural theory connect to
SD create a collective response to status; they all come from the same neighbourhood
social disorganization theory?
community based observers
frequency/intensity of interactions with subcultures
whether or not you become a criminal; it is related to the strength and quality of
How does subcultural theory connect to
interactions with these subcultures
differential theory
what learning opportunities are available
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