CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Bourgeoisie, Instrumentalism, Left Realism
11 Mar 2016
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Lecture 11 critical theories: social control theories, marxism, People are rational: there is nothing unusual about people who deviate from the norm or who commit crime. People who do not commit crime because they do not want to jeopardize their bonds to conventional society. Thrasher, shaw, mckay: ecological studies of the city (chicago) inner city disorganisation and gangs (the need to belong t something) Commitment: stake in the pursuit of conventional goals. Belief: in conventional values, morality and the legitimacy of law. Be relevant/meaningful to the lives of people governed. Conflict theories vary according to their assumptions regarding the source and nature of conflict. They share a focus on macro social, political, and economic processes and structures. They therefore make very different policy statements about how best to engage social transformation and the achievement of justice. Patriarchy is one of the primary mechanisms of power. Capital is sometimes seen as an additional important mechanism of power.
