CRM 2310 Lecture 3: LECTURE 3
10 Mar 2017
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Tuesday january 22, 2016: dark figure of crime, unreported, undetected. Anomie: durkheim, a condition or malaise in individuals or communities, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values. Social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values. Personal unrest, alienation and uncertainty that comes from a lack of purpose or ideals: abandoned communities detroit, brush park, used to be affluent and wealthy 30 years ago. Definition: (cid:862)a social problem is a social condition that a segment of society views as harmful to (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:374)eed of re(cid:373)edy(cid:863) Elements of social structure and institutions: great exam questions !! Elements of culture: great exam question ! Beliefs: are not always set it stone, they change and evolve. Folkways, laws and mores: folkways, holding the door open for someone, laws, mores, murder, pedophile. Theoretical perspectives: structural-functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionist, feminist, postmodern, queer theory.
