CRIM 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: General Strain Theory, Social Disorganization Theory, Social Learning Theory
26 Sep 2017
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Social solidarity (also known as social cohesion), created by the forces of integration and constrain by forces of regulation if it is not functioning. Fluctuations in suicide rates were attributable to dramatic economic changes. Crime contributes to social cohesion by bring individuals together through their sense of moral outrage, also helps the community to sets its boundaries, delineates what it socially acceptable and what is not. Like durkheim, robert merton is also a structural functionalist. Merton"s anomie-strain theory: deviant behavior was caused by a disjunction between cultural goals and institutional means *(see pic) Ends justified the means attitude: results from a culture of competition and a desire to get ahead at all cost. Illegitimate opportunity structure: cloward and ohlin"s 1960 elaboration on merton"s anomie- strain theory- the criminal subculture, the conflict subculture, and the retreatist subculture. Tutorial 2 general strain theory and social learning theory.
