- Behave -
Wants -
Identities -
Learned in
childhood
Societies with high
social integration-
High conformity
with little deviance
Anomie- people
become distant
-Deviance functional for society
- Violations give social response
- Deviance reminds what is
acceptable or not
Strain Theory
-Culture dictates success -
Access limited to certain
classes
- Choosing deviant
alternatives -
Deviance lies in
social structure
Differential Opportunity
Reformulation of Merton- Some
groups have less opportunity for
success - Not all disadvantaged
people have same opportunity for
deviance
Deviant Opportunities
- Criminal - Conflict - Retreatist
- Neighborhood Rife with crime -
Racial people dominate illegal
businesses - Men in leadership
posts - Conflict over definitions of
deviance
Feminist Theory
Patriarchal Structure
-Responsible for
discrimination of
women - pervades
culture
- Includes Laws - Women
disadvantaged - Male
centered
Conflict Theory
- Structural view
- Society seen as
conflictual -
Incompatible
interests of
diverse groups
lead to conflict
The Cultural Perspective
Control Theory Of Delinquency
-Focus on micro level -
Reverse the question - Ask
why and what
- Social control resides in the extent to develop a
bond - Less likely to risk loss - Less deviance if
society is able to foster greater bonds and stake
Subculture Theory
Deviance was collective
act carried out by groups
- Multiple groups exist
factions within and
across groups - Each
group has distinct norms
and values
Culture Conflict Theory
Overlap between American culture and subcultures
Differences may lead to conflict
- People migrate or cross to
another territory - One group
invades another - Border area
two groups have regular contact
Reaction Theory
- Builds on subcultural
conflict idea - Focus on
working class - Lower class
boys cannot succeed
middle class expectations
- Status frustration - Negative behavior
Lower Class Culture Theory
At odds with values
- Getting in trouble
- Thoughness -
Autonomy - Street
smarts - Excitement
- Fatalistic
Differential Association Theory
- Actual situational
dynamics between
macro structures and
micro individuals -
Socially Learned
- Learning from closest intimates -
Circle of contacts adopt deviant
behavior
Drift Theory
- Movement into deviant
subcultures through a drift -
Old circle left - Person drifts
between deviance and
conformity - No commitment
Labeling Theory
- Drift between deviance and
conformity no longer option
once branded as deviant - How
people are defined - Interaction
between society and the
individual
Functionalism
Crime is normal part of societie
- Crime is constant
- Crime is collective
Social Structure & Cultural Structures
-1st- Defines goals
- 2nd- Defines
controls and
regulates