SOCA03Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Anomie, Social Forces, Conflict Theories
11
SOCA03Y3 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
11 documents
Document Summary
Consider environments, social forces, not just individual or biological factors. How environment that people are in affect people committing crime. Anomie: enemy makes you feel that you do not fit into society i. ii. Do feel a connection to your society c. Feeling some sort of conflict, not getting their needs met. Can be a individual or a group i. Ohlin (extension of strain theory) a. b. c. d. If you understand the societal goals but do not have the legitimate means. If you live in a society where crime is normal, you will commit crime. Where people around you are doing criminal activities or deviancy. We treat people differently even if they are doing the same thing i. White vs coloured people are given different trial sentences c. d. e. f. Humans have realm of biases, engrained in our system. Not just about who commits crimes, but also about how crimes are sanctioned in court.
