CRIM 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Differential Association, Anomie, Anomic Aphasia
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One of most durable sociological explanations of crime & deviance. Emile durkheim - derived term anomie from greek word anomia. Originally referred to state of social disorder in which social norms weakened/non-existent. Not until durkheim"s 1897 book suicide: a study in sociology that durkheim used anomie to describe social condition of lawlessness, normlessness, unregulated choice. Disjunction b/w cultural goals & institutional means. Observed 5 ways in which indivs could adapt to strain. Merged anomie theory w/ sutherland"s differential association theory. To identify types of strain experienced by lower class males & how it led indivs to adopt subcultural values & form delinquent subcultures. As consequence of not being able to reach certain standard, would develop sense of status deprivation / status frustration . Viewed delinquent behaviour as reaction formation - hostile reaction to adverse environment. Cloward & ohlin"s book delinquency and opportunity - elaboration on merton"s anomie-strain theory & sutherland"s differential association theory.