CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Symbolic Power, Gabriel Tarde, Social Disorganization Theory
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An objective, educated guess about a set of assumptions, scholars argue that theory provides plausible explanation for reality. Avoiding the ecological fallacy (assumed common sense) Some are rational, will fear severe punishment. Argued crime pays, so people calculate if the crime is worth it to commit. According to the functionalist paradigm, general consensus exists surrounding the underlying moral framework called the collective conscience. Defines societies values and norms, as well as its response when value and norms are violated. Collective consensus of society defines behaviour that does not conform to it as deviant. Gabriel tarde started it, focused on social process rather than social order, process of criminality is learned through imitation and interaction with other individuals (ex. Derived from the theory of karl marx, sees society not as a large group with a single consensus , but as multiple groups that compete with each other (ex.
