Chapter 2- Positivist Theories Flashcards

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Anomie

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Breakdown of social norms

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Anomie strain theory

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Examines how anomie causes deviance

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Merton focused on what?

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Goals means gap
Ways in which society encourages deviant behavior
Deviance occurs when society encourages individuals to commit it

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Durkheim

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Anomie is absence of norms and this leads to deviance

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Conformity

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Accepting both society approved goals and means

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What do positivists do?

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Try to explain horrible deviant acts

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Innovation

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Use of illegitimate means to achieve socially accepted/ promoted high success goals

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Ritualism

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Abandoning high success goals but pursuing legitimate work

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Retreatism

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Withdrawal from goals and means of society

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Rebellion

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Rj edition of prevailing social expectations and support for overthrowing the system
Ex: social institutions, bureaucracy

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Cohen

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Modified merlons strain theory, introduced the delinquent subculture by status frustration 
Observed how Lower classed youths react
Unreasonable middle class measuring by turning to deviance
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Coward and Ohlin

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Extended mertons theory by focusing on differential illegitimate opportunities
3 types of illegitimate opportunities, criminal conflict and retreatist

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Anomie strain theory

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Pursuit of economic success leads to lack of concern for others and promotes self interest
Presence of negative stimuli

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Social learning theory

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Deviant behavior is learned through ones interaction with others like any other behavior

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Sutherland

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Deviance occurs in people who have more concentrated criminal than anti criminal contacts

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Glaser

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Individual must identify with criminals, ideas help deciding if that person is going to conform

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Burgess and Akers

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Differential reinforcement or social learning, people will engage in criminal activity if rewarded

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Control theory

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Why people conform not deviate

Accepts idea that deviance can occur naturally without social control

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Hirshi

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Strong bonds to society ensure conformity while weak bonds lead to deviant acts, absence of social control

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Tittle

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Lack of control balance too littl or too much control over others can cause deviance

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Braithwaite

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Proposed shaming as a form of social control

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Disintegrative shaming

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Shunning, stigmatization, banning

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Reintegrative shaming

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More positive in that the wrongdoer is shunned and banished but then openly welcomed back into the community

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Deterrence doctrine

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Emphasizes role of formal social control in deterring deviance, assumes humans are rational and will continue to commit crime unless the cost is severe
Severity certainty and swiftness all can influence crime rate

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General deterrence
Deter public from committing crime through punishment examples
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Specific deterrence
Meant to deter criminals from committing more crime
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Anomie strain theory
Social strain causes deviance
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Mertons goal means gap
Deviance is prevalent in society because the society encourages people to achieve success without providing equal opportunity for achieving it
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Cohen's status frustration
Deviance is prevalent among lower class youths because they fail to achieve status In a middle class school environment
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Cloward and Ohlin differential illegitimate opportunity
Lower class youths are likely to engage in delinquent activities if they have access to illegitimate opportunity
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Latest version of theories
The American Dream contributes to deviance by directly encouraging the use of illegal means to achieve success while various social strains cause deviance by producing such emotions as frustration and anger
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Social learning theory
Deviance is learned through social interaction
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Sutherlands differential association
People are likely to become deviant if they associate with people holding deviant ideas more then with people holding antigenic the ideas
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Glasers differential identification
People are likely to become deviant if they identify themselves more with deviants than with non deviants
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Burgess and Akers differential reinforcement
Elian's are likely to continue engaging in deviant activities if they have been rewarded more then punished for their past deviance
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Control theory
Lack of social control causes deviance
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Social bond, self control and control balance
People are likely to become deviant if their bond to socie and their self control are weak or if they have a control surplus or deficit
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Braithwaites reintegrative shaming
People are likely to become deviant if they are not made to feel ashamed for their wrong-play or to feel they are integral part of society
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The deterrence doctrine
People are likely to become deviant if they know their deviant acts are not punished with severity certainty or swiftness