CJ 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Fetishism, Learning Environment

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 300
• Professor: Kellin Treadway

Document Summary

Cj 300 - lecture 13: anomie and strain theories (ch. Anomie = a state of normlessness or norm confusion within a society (durkheim) Norm = follow law; normlessness = criminal behavior. Ex: it would be against the norm to have people singing in the class the whole time. Societal organization is based on a balance between approved goals and the approved means to achieving those goals. Conformity = approved goal and the approved means of getting there. Ex: in america - approved cultural goal = american dream; approved means = good work ethic, put in long hours, etc. Innovation = you accept the approved goal, but you don"t accept the approved means (finding another way to achieve goal that is not accepted by society) Ex: want american dream, but you steal money to do that. Ritualism = those that believe in the accepted means, but they reject the accepted cultural goals.