SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Travis Hirschi, Labeling Theory, Conflict Theories
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Structural-functionalist theories: strain, cultural support, differential association. Post-modernist: discourse as means of social control normalized by the powerful; minority views are unheard. Conformity: the norm; accept cultural goals and accept the means to achieve it. Innovation: accept the cultural goal but reject the means because they don"t have the means to meet the goal; e. g. people who sell drugs. Ritualism: people who have given up on becoming wealthy, but they are law-abiding people; they don"t steal/engage in fraud; they do the best they can with what they have. Retreatism: reject both cultural goal and means of achieving it; don"t believe wealth is an important goal and don"t care about getting most profitable job; focus more on artistic/spiritual development; retreating from society e. g. monks. Rebellion: reject societal goals but accept legitimate means to achieve whatever goals they have e. g. sign petitions, organize rallies: critique: fails to account for middle-class and upper-class crime and deviance, see strain theory table in textbook.
