CRIM 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Proletariat, Mena, Conflict Theories
14 Apr 2017
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Chapter 6: different directions in theorizing about youth crime and delinquency. Critical perspective on crime: refers to the groups of theories that begins with the sassupmtion that structure of power and oppression are the source of crime: race, class, gender, and to some extent, age structures in society. Work of edwin lemert and howard becker. Tannenbaum says best adult response to delinquent behavior is do nothing. Adults in the community become annoyed or angered by what children are doing and respond by trying to conol or stop the activity. Children begin to resent adult interference and act in a defiant manner. Lemert argued that there are two types of deviance. Primary deviance: initial act where anyone is potentially a primary deviant. Secondary deviant: all of the behaviors that a person develops as a result of societal responses to her or his primary deviance. Person develops a self concept as a deviant and acts accordingly.
