Sociology 3357F/G Lecture Notes - Anomie
21 Apr 2014
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Differential association: edwin sutherland, all crime can be explained through differential association, nine points, criminal behaviour is learned; not inherited, criminal behaviour is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of communication, the principle part of the learning of criminal behaviour occurs within intimate personal groups. Anomie: durkheim: normlessness, merton: disjunction between goals/means (classical strain theory, says we don"t have the same opportunity to achieve these goals by legitimate means, high emphasis on goals (monetary success, low emphasis on means to achieve goals, societies with the above = higher crime rates. Institutional anomie theory: messner and rosenfield: crime and the american dream, the core elements of the american dream a strong achievement orientation, a commitment to competitive individualism, universalism, and most important, the glorification of glorification of material success have their institutional underpinnings in the economy , capitalism in the us: emerged from blank slate, economy dominates all major institutions, examples: education, family, etc.
