SOCIOL 2C06 Study Guide - Robert James Carlson, Burglary, Social Conflict Theory
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39: draus and carlson, trading sex for crack: gender and power . 42: engdahl, opportunity structures for white-collar crime [not req. ] 43: wright and decker, deciding to commit a burglary [not req. : basic questions and assumptions of mainstream conflict approaches identifying the way social class, crime, and social control are connected. Explaining the role government plays in creating a criminogenic environment identifying the relationship between personal or group power and the shaping of criminal law. Examining race and gender bias in justice system operations. Demystifying the relationship between a capitalistic, free-enterprise economy and crime rates. Criminals and deviants are defined as powerless and oppressed people who threaten the interests of the ruling class. Definitions of deviance stem from the views of those who have the power to make and enforce deviance and crime. 5: quinney, social power: conflict theory of crime .