SY101 Lecture 10: SY101 Lecture 10
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Strain theory: the incongruity between culturally valued material ends and the available means to achieve them creates incentives for engaging in deviant behavior. Abnormalities and deviance are sometimes good for society. Periods of anomie lead to changes (clarifying moral values) e. g gay marriage. Social cultures teach people to place a lot of value on materialistic success. Anomie: weak social values govern behavior (normlessnesss) Nd a way to of more with less. Accept what they have and how society is organized. Most of society should t in the middle as middle class, the bigger the midle the less strain. Nd new ways to achieve materialistic success. Retreatism withdraw from society reject means and goal rejecting material and wills religious) society"s norms are rejected rebellious. Reject all social goals and means to ge t=them. Doesn"t like ritualist and innovators because they enhance government power. 24 students, 9prisoners and 9 guards (6 alternates - 3 each3) 3 guards per each group of criminals.
