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Crime And Deviance - Functionalism/Subcultures Flashcards

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Sociology 101 flashcards
1
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What theory did Merton have?

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Strain theory

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Who came up with strain theory?

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Merton

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3
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Why do people experience strain?

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They can’t achieve the American dream (an ideal) legitimately

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What are the 5 reactions to strain?

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  1. Rebellion
  2. Ritualism
  3. Retreatism
  4. Innovation
  5. Conformity
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5
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Who came up with bonds of attachment?

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Hirschi

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What theory did Hirschi come up with?

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Bonds of attachment

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7
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What are the 4 bonds of attachment? What do they do?

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  1. Belief
  2. Involvement
  3. Commitment
  4. Attachment
    Stop us from wanting to commit a crime
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8
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What is anomie?

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Normlessness

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9
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What is egoism?

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Selfishness

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10
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What did Durkheim say about crime?

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It is inevitable due to different socialisation, and beneficial

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What did Durkheim say was the benefit of crime?

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  1. Boundary maintenance
  2. Social change
    - crime provides jobs and boosts the economy
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12
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What did cohen say about crime?

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Crime acts as a early warning mechanism

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13
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What did Spencer and Malinowski say?

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Organic analogy

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Who came up with the organic analogy?

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Spencer and Malinowski

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What did Polsky say?

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Porn safely channels sexual desires and prevents sexual crimes

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Who said that porn safely channels sexual desires and prevents sexual crimes?

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Polsky

17
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What did Davis say about crime?

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Prostitution acts as a safety valve

18
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Who said that prostitution acts as a safety valve?

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Davis

19
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What did Parsons come up with about crime?

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Formal and Informal social control

20
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Who came up with formal and informal social control?

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Parsons

21
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What is conformity?

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Accept means and goals, attempt to reach these through legitimate means

22
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What is innovation?

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Accepts the goals of society but achieves this through illegitimate needs

23
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What is rebellion?

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Rejects means and goals, make there own societal ‘norms’

24
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What is ritualism?

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Given up hope of achieving the goals

25
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What is retreatism?

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Rejects means and goals, drop out of society and usually turn to drugs

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