CRIM 300W Lecture Notes - Industrial Revolution, Relative Deprivation, Structural Functionalism
21 Nov 2013
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Disregard any biological or psychological variation between individuals. Assume crime i caused by way society is structurally organized. Wide variation in social structure theories explain crime: differences in. Commonality certain groups of people are more likely to break law. Macro (v. micro) level analysis: sociological explanations. Commonly used to explain cultural or ethnic differences in crime. Why lower class persona are more criminal than higher classes. Industrial revolution: quick transition from agriculture based economies. Industrial based economies: rapid industrialization, migration from rural areas to urban area. Result massive increase in social problems: cleanliness of cities, waste removal, rapid influx, no time for the different cultures/ethnics to get to know each other. Quetlet pivotal to criminology: certain types of individuals were more likely to commit crime. 1: this trend applies to all cultures/ethnics, greater gaps in economic conditions = more crime. If everyone has the same things, same economic status = less chance for crime: areas with rapidly changing economic conditions.
