CRM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Disorganization Theory, Structural Level, Differential Association
14 Feb 2018
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Appreciate how sociological positivism emerged out of a specific historical context. Outline the basic concepts of and the differences between sociological positivist theories. Describe how sociological positivism illustrates both continuity and change from classical theories and physical/psychological positivism. Critically evaluate the strengths, limitations, assumptions, and implications. Theoretical model emerging out of the changes from late-19th century to mid-20th century. Continuity and change: rise of sociology as an academic discipline. We need expert knowledge from sociology to understand and improve society. Move from individual level of analysis to structural level of analysis. Russian revolution in 1917: class struggles and armed conflict. World war i, spread of fascist movements. Mass immigration us, canada, australia, and new zealand. Post-wwii: persistence of social issues in spite of good economic and social conditions. Crime is shaped by wider social processes and structures. Crime is a violation of the general consensus of values and norms. Deviant behaviours are due to social pathology.
