CRM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Left Realism, Urban Planning, Subculture
14 Mar 2017
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Explanations that focus on communities: an overview: relationship between individuals and society, not just factors internal to individuals, connections to sociology, two basic approaches: consensus perspective and conflict perspective. Statistical school: 19th century, theorists were looking for sociological perspective, scientific approach, but looked at environmental factors rather than the individual: population density, education, poverty &c. Individuals" resposes to strain: different kinds & degrees of strain different responses, differences in what (illegitimate) opportunities are available, o(cid:272)io(cid:272)ultural e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)s a(cid:271)out how to respo(cid:374)d to strai(cid:374): (cid:862)the (cid:272)ode of the street(cid:863) Uses of strain theory: urban planning, socioeconomic policy, subculture of power abuse. If we praise people for su(cid:272)(cid:272)eedi(cid:374)g we do(cid:374)"t look at how the(cid:455) got there: higher up people abusing workers. Instrumental: legal and political institutions are directly controlled by the capitalist elite: structural: institutions reflect a capitalist socioeconomic structure and work to ensure its continued operation, distinguish between crimes of the powerful and crimes of the powerless.
