SOC 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Anomie, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Bourgeoisie
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= definitions of crime and deviance change all the time. Not a crime for trump not to release his taxes is deviant though. Husband rapists didn"t exist 40 years ago- no date rape until 1980s. Laws and enforcement can be directed at certain groups or demographics. Robert merton-(functionalist)strain theory- applied durkheim"s anomie to crime and deviance. There is a cultural imperative in capitalism to display outward forms of material success- done through advertising etc And if you don"t have money- can feel anomie. = in order to get those things can engage in criminal activities to get them and feel included. Strain- is a limited theory of crime and deviance because it only allows for deviance from people born to lower classes: conformist- wants something and pays for it (yes to the goals, and yes to the means) Its not the things themselves that are desirable- it"s the inclusion/ avoiding exclusion.
