SOCI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Subculture, Labeling Theory, Identity Formation
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Often inside the body explanations not very sociological. Bad parenting / weak culture (of inner city) Tendency has been to blame the victim (it"s the notion that criminal is responsible for what they had done) - it"s the personal fault of the individual who committed the crime . Ex) cycle of poverty arguments some make - poverty begets poverty because poor are not morally resilient, upstanding, and ethical. Easy to say when you are not poor and you define what is resilient, upstanding and ethical. There is cycle of poverty, but it is more structural than social psychological (e. g. involves low $ begetting low $) A person"s social environment makes one or less likely to commit crimes. Many people, if put in a certain type of environment, would commit crimes. Poor fit between cultural goals and opportunities for success. People react to the strain in different ways - for some, crime is a path to success (but why only some?)
