CRIM 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Anomie, Social Fact, Solidarity

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 104
• Professor: Tarah Hodgkinson

Document Summary

Chapter 1 the normal and the pathological (emile durkheim) One of the most famous sociologists of all the. Founder of the l"annee sociologique (french equivalent of the american journal of sociology) Influences: anomie strain theory, kai erikson"s (1964) work on the sociology of deviance, travis hirschi"s (1969) social bond theory, sampson and laub"s (1990) work on the life course perspective and adult social bonds (indirectly) Responsible for introducing the concept of anomie to sociological thinking: but did not mention anything about specific relationship between anomie and crime, social solidarity (one of durkheim"s main concerns) Forces of integration (e. g. , social bonds, shared values and beliefs, etc. ) Forces of regulation (e. g. , formal institutions such as the cjs) How those 2 forces effectively maintained social solidarity that would constrain individual behaviour if necessary. Argued that fluctuations in suicide rates were attributable to dramatic economic changes (as opposed to mental insanity: e. g. , major economic depressions, or times of sudden growth and immense prosperity.