SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Serah, Street Justice, Anomie
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Pissed off police by going to the press about it and they forced her into a mental institution without a warrant (code 12). 10% of white children live in poverty - when you"re rich you have more resources to not be found out. 33% of black children in poverty (b) structural opportunities limited (strain theory) (c) stereotypes and prejudice (labeling theory) (i) (ii) citizens more likely to report blacks: consequences of criminal record (pager, the mark of a criminal record) Younger kids copy older kids and learn deviance from them (ii) They want respect (a) possessions guard own, take others (b) prove youre tough and never back down (c) ruthless (d) not showing fear (e) willing to die, gun stand off (c) code of the street - subcultural values. People"s law - based on street justice (i) (ii) gender differences (a) girls: with the toughest guy, beauty.
