SOC 2700 Study Guide - Final Guide: Differential Association, Anomie, Natural Surveillance

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Left realism: origins, nature and impact of crime on the working class, study on victimology- geography and social dimensions, risk rate of vulnerability. Left idealism: critiques of capitalist society and its oppressive cjs to overlook the reality of pain and suffering generated by criminal offenders who victimize their fellow human beings, usually the poor and powerless. Secondary deviance: reaction from others, then live up to the reactions. Discreditable: something hidden a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t tell (cid:894)fake leg(cid:895) Discredited: something we know about you and can see (female) conflict theories. Choice theories: micro level: influence individual decision making choices. Rational choice theory: choices we make, offenders not different than non-offenders, free will, cost-benefit analysis: rewards outweigh the costs so people commit crimes, Celerity: (speed) / quickly: closer to act, better the result, hand on hot stove, trial over 2 (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s afte(cid:396) (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e . Certainty: happens every time act is committed, speeding, get caught all the time, less likely to do it.