CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Relative Deprivation, Reaction Formation, Individualism

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Gaps: r. k. merton, people"s goals are (cid:271)eyo(cid:374)d their (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s, so they turn to deviancy (anomie psychological comfort of position, relative deprivation usually a lower-class crime, crime depends on resources/opportunities. Individualistic/structural: western society values economy above all else, profit can be made (cid:449)ithout perso(cid:374)al i(cid:374)(cid:448)est(cid:373)e(cid:374)t/(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374) o(cid:448)er (cid:449)hat you"re produ(cid:272)i(cid:374)g = u(cid:374)ethi(cid:272)al (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior. Individual: strain triggers negative emotions, must cope: varies by subgroups. Stable slums: main employment source gone, bleak situation for generations. Lower classes have legit/illegit opportunity structures: how they interact and what draws ppl to one is debated, urban: organized deviance. Lower level deviancy; detailed focus: cloward, depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) (cid:449)ho"s arou(cid:374)d you, (cid:449)hat you"re taught. Strained individuals must have access to illegit opportunities to make crime: cohen, middle-class measuring rod: lower-class youth are demoralized, excluded from mainstream success and evaluated thru middle class standards/values = rejection of middle class values (reaction formation)

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