SOC225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: American Exceptionalism, Anomie, Ritualism In The Church Of England

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC225
• Professor: Springer, Sharon

Document Summary

Social structure and anomie crime is a symptom of the gap between culturally prescribed aspirations and the socially structured means for realizing them (aims versus means) Starboy commitment to the goal of material success. Overwhelms the regulatory system for societal norms ->> normlessness ->> anomie. Believed that merton was too narrowly focused on the economy the economy impacts many other institutions e. g. , the family, school system, political system: and these secondary institutions directly regulate societal norms. Believed that institutional balance of power is tilted toward the economy. High crime rate owing to high levels of inequality inequality impacts all societal institutions. Withdrawal of funding for public provision programs failure to support informal support networks that might cushion these disadvantages". Argued that merton was too focused on economy as only source of strain. 1. being blocked from any positively valued goal. 2. actual or anticipated loss of something valuable. 3. actual or anticipated presentation of noxious stimuli.