CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Statistics, Social Dynamics, Industrial Revolution

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Crm 1301- lecture 5: the rise of sociological theories. Emphasizes differences among groups, disregards biology and psychology, assume crime is caused by way society is structured and organized. Influences by the industrial revolution, rise of the cities. Showed certain types of individuals were more likely to commit a crime. Relative deprivation-greater inequality between wealth and poverty in same place increases crimes. Areas with rapid economic changes had higher crime rates. Originally from the greek word meaning lawlessness . The modern versions of anomie focus on the idea of normlessness or a society with broken rules. Anomie is viewed as a product of: Social components that should work together but become isolates. Complex industrial society where growth and change occur too quickly. Evolution of society, causing imbalance and loss of equilibrium. French philosopher and one of the first sociologists. Everyone performs same tasks, self-sufficient group with same values, protect society and fulfil group needs, agrarian (everyone behaves the same)