Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Differential Association, Counterculture, Anomie

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2266A/B
• Professor: S. Kleinknecht

Document Summary

Strain, learning, & subcultural theories (sociological) of crime. Strain theory: strain that exists when people try to act in conformist ways, assumes that everyone is attempting to achieve success/be conformist, criminality = managing this strain. Anomie theory (merton, 1938) another version of strain theory. Innovation: adopts goals but finds it difficult to achieve the hard work: reject goals of legitimate hard work to success. I. e. , drug addict: rebellion: given up on the goals and means and has adopted (cid:374)e(cid:449) goals a(cid:374)d (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s that a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t necessarily in line with societies standards. If (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t do the a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e poi(cid:374)t, the(cid:374) (cid:455)ou (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e pa(cid:396)t of a ga(cid:374)g that p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)ts themselves. I. e. , employee who has held back while watching everyone being promoted: lose it eventually and take it out on the organizations, removal of positively valued stimuli, attempts to removing something that you value.