SOC212H1 Lecture 5: soc212 lecture 5 may 31
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Interactionist theories (we spent 3 hours on this lecture topic, might be important) Differential association (sutherland) (1) criminal behaviour is learned. (2) criminal behaviour is learned in interaction with other persons during communication. (cid:894)3(cid:895) lea(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)s i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s (small) intimate personal groups. This mechanism is more likely to lead to crime if you are learning in a small group/intimate groups. (4) learning includes techniques of committing crime, and the motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitudes. The persons associations are determined in a general context of social organization. High crime rate is due to social disorganization. Differential group organization as an explanation of variations in crime rates is consistent with the differential association theory of the processes by which persons become criminals. Although the day of elaborate prostitution is gone, they still run in hidden locations and underground markets (cid:373)otels, t(cid:396)aile(cid:396)s, apa(cid:396)t(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts .
