AUSOC 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Anomie, Social Inequality
1 Oct 2018
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Consensus theory: also known as functionalism; assumes that societies maintain themselves in equilibrium and the maintenance of society is in the common interest of all members. Strain theory: the proposition that people feel strain when they are exposed to cultural goals they are unable to reach because they do not have access to culturally approved means of achieving those goals. Social institutions education, family, peers, economy, government. Crime may be a result of strain on people. Argued that social solidarity social groups working together toward agreed-upon goals was an essential characteristic of human societies. These goals lead to a set of shared norms. Without norms to guide them, society functions poorly. Social structure: the patterned and relatively stable arrangement of roles and. Anomie: describes an absence of clear societal norms and values; weak social statuses found within societies and social institutions regulation. Self interest, rather than norms, controls behaviour.
