CRM 2301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Penis Envy, Micro Focus International, Autonomic Nervous System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

Readings (cid:523)books and reader(cid:524) s. a. & m. c. Sociological positivism compare strain/anomie & subcultural theories. There is a question on how the presentation had an impact to you as a criminology. Anomie: lack of usual social or ethical standards in an individual or a group (normlessness) Durkheim was worried about people becoming disconnected and disinterested with society. The means and goals are oriented to making an achievement of economic wealth. Crime is a normal response to abnormal conditions (adaption) Certain groups are subjected to specific pressures and we need to be able to understand individual behaviour in regards to the social structure itself. Strain is cultural goals vs. approved means (discrepancy between the goals and means of society) Anomie: lack of fit between the goals and the means of society. Strain is an explanation of crime (social structure restricts access to the approved means for a considerable part of the population, so that part of the population turns to crime)