CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Devaluation, White-Collar Crime, Differential Association
24 Feb 2014
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Anomie theories and subculture theories related to structural functionalism. Popular sociological perspective from late 1930s into 1960s. Functionalist approach draws parallel between social order and organic life. Society seen as series of integrated parts, each working to ensure continuation of organism. One of first to view society as functional mechanism, greater than its component parts. Used terms like elements, organs and tissues to describe society. Durkheim said a certain amount of crime was normal found in all societies. Crime helped to define/ shape collective consciousness. Crime and punishment maintained society"s fundamental values and preserved its moral order. Pre-eminent sociological paradigm during 1940s and 1950s. Adaptation = society had to adapt to its environment to obtain certain resources necessary for its survival. Goal attainment = society had to define/ prioritize its goals, and then strive to achieve them. Integration = society had to regulate/ coordinate inter=relationships of its subsystems.
