CCJS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Disorganization Theory, Cultural Learning

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 105
• Professor: all

Document Summary

There is one dominate social order (set of values) In strain, this dominate social order is responsible for crime. In social disorganization, this dominant social order restrains us from committing crimes. May give rise to cultural conflict (breaks the norms of the dominant culture) The moralities of the lower case are no the same as that of the upper classes. The lower-class moralities may more favorable towards crimes. Deviance: and behavior that members of a social group defines as violating social norms. Could give rise to crime in many ways, for example One group"s culture approves of behavior that another culture does not. One group applies different meaning to conduct than a different culture. Law conflicts with behavior accepted in another culture. Ex. fight back in one culture such as a gang, crime in the law. Organized group forms (ex. gang) that is in conflict with dominant culture. Shaw & mckay (1942) suggest social disorganization leads to