CRM 1301 Lecture 11: SOCIO EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME
10 Mar 2017
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It"s their fault: fundamental attribution air, explain someone"s behaviour in a given situation rather than exploring external factors, blame the person themselves (like above examples, failing to consider the external factors, just world phenomena. Idea that people get what they deserve: satisfies needs to think that the world is a fair place and to say that we have control over our lives, seeing the world as a just place. Isn"t it pathological: even in the purest society, there is still going to be crime. What is the name of durkheim"s publication that discusses mechanical and organic solidarity: the division of labour. Mechanical solidarity: simple and traditional society, not technologically advanced, focus on land and agriculture. Interaction is around the family, face to face. What causes people to trust one another and believe they are working toward a common goal: collective conscience, a totality of beliefs and sentiment common to average citizens of the same society.
