SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thoughtcrime, Anomie, Adapt
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Donald trump: we need law and order, without law and order we don"t have society. Durkheim: anomie, the crime that was present in society. No matter how deeply you have done, you will not find any society in the world without crime. Durkheim"s notion of crime: crime is something for strain theory. Low levels of crime serves a function for society. Crime is very much of a consequence of dysfunctional society. Strain theory is a social structural theory of crime. Strain looks at the economic structure one of the core elements in american culture is. American dream: if you work hard, you will succeed: america"s got talent: people get unusual talents. Judges: america is a place of opportunity. Anomie : strain between the american dream and the. Structurally legitimate means to achieve it: for vast majority of americans, opportunities are blocked, hard to achieve the dream, before achieving it, you would have to be able to afford it.
