Sociology 1027A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Redistribution Of Income And Wealth, Environmental Racism, Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation

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As such, certain acts within these subcultures are seen as legitimate and necessary rather than deviant: learning theory different environments provide opportunities to learn to engage in crime and deviance. If people interact and are exposed to criminals or deviants they will learn how to exhibit deviant behaviours via social interactions: control theory weak social control leads individuals to engage in deviant and criminal behaviour. Inability to attain monetary success, parental rejection, harsh or excessive punishment, abuse, chronic unemployment, marital issues, discrimination. Guns are easily available: capitalism as hegemony: alternative political discourses are marginalized, a system that we accept so much that (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)ealize it is a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) (cid:395)uite arbitrary there are other ways we could organize life. False consciousness is a form of hegemony systemic oppression: how do these seven mechanisms lead to crime, many will be left behind, crime becomes attractive, even rational.