AJ 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Environmental Criminology, Industrial Revolution

• School: Pasadena City College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 010
• Professor: gallon

Document Summary

Emile durkheim was a french sociologist who analysed processes of changes during the. Durkheim argued that societies could be placed along a continuum ranging from industrial revolution. Mechanical societies are quite primitive, consisting of many small, isolated social groups who are self-sufficient (e. g. small farming communities) Organic societies are those where groups are have highly complex work and social relationships; specialised forms of labour exist, along with highly interactive relationships (e. g large industrialised cities). Mechanical societies - solidarity was achieved through uniformity of members, with members exerting pressure on each other to conform (including criminalisation of behaviours) Organic societies laws serve to regulate interactions between the various groups within society. If regulation is weak problems such as crime will occur. Durkheim termed the breakdown of social norms anomie". Anomie exists when social norms no longer control the activity of group members. This can lead to a range of consequences, including deviance.