SOCI 3810 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Deterrence Theory, Environmental Design, Social Control Theory
22 Mar 2018
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> (1) isolation & (2) strain theory: anderson"s code of the street (philly) Set of informal rules & values governing interpersonal public behavior. Isolation, racism, no faith in police, kill-or-be-killed, decent/adequate parenting v. street/inadequate parenting families: miller : getting played . 3 types of violence against women (1) witnessing of physical violence (2) sexual harassment (3) sexual coercion & assault. Major themes (1) public space = men"s space (2) public nature of violence against women. !2 (3) negative responses to victim (norm of nonintervention & victim blaming) Classical anomie/strain theories: anomie : durkheim; macro-level. Monetary success by any means necessary leads to normlessness. Critique : hard to measure a unrestrained pursuit of money : strain : Contemporary anomie/strain theories: messner & rosenfeld : institutional-anomie theory (similar to merton) Anomic tendencies inherent in the american dream (values & organization of us society breeds crime) Merton"s about blockage of means, messner considers economic institution that dominates all.
