AUSOC 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Thorsten Sellin, Cultural Conflict, Group Conflict
1 Oct 2018
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Conflict perspectives assume that society are more divided by conflict than they are integrated by consensus. Society is composed of diverse cultural groups, each maintaining conduct norms or cultural rules that govern appropriate conduct. Conduct norms: specific rules or norms of appropriate behaviour generally agreed upon by members of the social group to whom the behavioural norms apply. The more complex a society becomes, the greater the probability of conflict between the conduct norms of different cultural groups. Cultural conflict: a theory that attempts to explain certain types of criminal behaviour as resulting from a conflict between the conduct norms of divergent cultural groups. Various number and diversity of groups creates conflict in society. Each group forms alliances with other groups to become stronger. The groups that band together only become stronger if they can impact law (the creation, interpretation and enforcement)
