SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sentenced, Anomie, Ostrich
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Brown said oklahoma law enforcement officials are working to retain the public"s trust. Peanut corp. - many sick and 9 people die, largest recall in us history. Cut corners to make profits, fakes lab results. Came out when it was thought to be genetic and people were being steralized. Criminal behaviour is learned in association with those who define that behaviour as favourable. You learn crime bc you hang out with people that say crime is ok. Culture - passing from one to the next. Anomie - state in which norms are unclear, unsure of what the behaviour is, unsure what to do (uncertainty state) Conflict of standards - being pressured into doing something bad bc difficult to say no. Deviance is the result of the absence of social control. Conformity is problematic, so why most people don"t commit crime. 2 types: formal (written laws) and informal (gossip) Social bonds - (below) used to commit or prevent crimes.
