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Emily Durkheim Flashcards

1
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who was first person to critic atavistic theory

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Emile Durkheim

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Emile Durkheim which century

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19th Century

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Emile Durkheim decendance

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French / American

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Which American city had a sociology department early in history

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Chicago

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Classical theorist?

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yes

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1st critic of adavism

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yes

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did he critic with a spin?

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yes

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What was the spin Emily Durkheim did?

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Adavist claim gene is damaged in criminals, therefore
remove one of two elements that make a crime; the two elements in a crime is: Criminal and the Statute. So Durkheim said remove the statute and you will simultaneously remove the gene?

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did Durkheim say crime is an indicator of a healthy society?

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yes

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Did Durkheim say crime is not an indicator of a sick society?

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yes

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11
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Name a society that does not have crime?

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none (except of course anarchy)

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Anarchist society

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has no crimes

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13
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According to Durkheim a society that has laws is a healthy society.

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yes, Durkheim is a statist

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According to Durkheim, Criminalization serves a healthy purpose in any “healthy” society.

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true

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15
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What does Durkheim mean?

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In order for you to know what your are for, you need to know what your against.

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16
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Reason why societies criminalized some behavior is to?

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define themselves of who they are and what they are not

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17
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Does it matter what behavior is criminalized?

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no

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18
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did Durkheim say that crime is arbitrary?

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yes

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19
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No logical reason why some laws are a crime in some places and not in other places

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true

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20
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Proof: There is no behavior that is universally criminal?

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True

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21
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no behavior is criminal

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true

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22
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criminality is a subjective category

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true

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23
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could crime be a result of a pathological condition?

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no

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24
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proof: behaviors are not universally criminal

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true

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25
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What is a pathological connection?

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connection between genetics and criminal behavior or any specific behavior

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26
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There is no chain or pathological connection

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true

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27
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without positivism Durkheim logically deduced that atavism does not make sense.

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true

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28
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Anomie is Durkheim’s second reading?

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true

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29
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Anomie, Strain, and Opportunity Structures: Are these connected?

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yes

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30
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Anomie is connected to who?

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Emily Durkheim

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31
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Strain is connected to who?

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Robert K Merton

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32
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Opportunity Structures

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Richard A Cloward & Lloyed E Ohlin

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33
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These four theorist are all talking about the same theory

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yes

34
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Did Durkheim come up with Anomie; Suicide

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yes

35
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Did Merton come up with Strain Theory?

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yes

36
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Richard K Cloward & Lloyed A. Ohlin came up with opportunity structures?

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yes

37
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Do I need to know how each of their ideas merge to the one before to make it a better theory?

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yes

38
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did Durkheim do a huge positivist research study on suicide?

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yes

39
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Egoistic VS

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Altruistic

40
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Anomie VS

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Fatalistic

41
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is depression a snowball effect that leads to suicide (Egoistic)

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yes

42
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Is Egoistic lack of integration?

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yes

43
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Is Altruistic too strong of a connection that leads to suicide?

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yes

44
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Altruistic suicide

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martyr

45
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is an inmate who commits suicide a fatalistic suicide?

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yes

46
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paraplegic suicide considered “fatalistic?”

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yes

47
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is suicide bomber fatalistic if he has nothing to live for and kills himself?

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yes

48
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Is Anomic suicide most relevant to this class?

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yes

49
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Is Anomic suicide caused by a collapse of expectations

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yes

50
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Is Anomic suicide done by individuals with a high sense of “despair.”

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yes

51
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Give one example of Anomie suicide.

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career they always wanted & something fucks it up at the end.

52
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Give another example: rich man turns poor (deep despair caused by collapse of expectation)

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Anomie suicide

53
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Did Merton take anomie and spin a theory called “Strain Theory?

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yes

54
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Is there tension between culturally accepted goals?

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yes

55
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ritualist

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do all things society expects but not interested in materialistic goals or attainment

56
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group not interested in societal goals or paradigm or materialistic attainment are called

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Retreats (unibomber) (off the grid)

57
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Who are innovators

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want big house & materialistic goals; they don’t have opportunities. Legit opportunities are blocked they start to hustle.

58
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Do innovators, innovate because of the circumstances they are in?

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yes

59
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Is this Merton’s progressive perspective on innovators?

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yes

60
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Are innovators fundamentally good or bad people?

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good

61
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Are innovators a product of societal blockage who resort to committing crimes?

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yes

62
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Are innovators committing crimes to get to the level of people who do have opportunities to reach societal goals?

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yes

63
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Therefore crime is a social economic problem, who said this?

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Robert K Merton

64
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Merton says that if society can’t absorb individuals who’s opportunities are blocked they are forced to “hustle.” Is this Merton’s Strain theory?

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Yes, Strain theory - if you find yourself in a position where you are not given an opportunity & you have responsibilities; social strains develop (innovators).

65
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Is a contractor who does illegal deeds, a form of strain theory due to all the competition and red tape in getting a or winning a bid?

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yes

66
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A group people who live in a system that is completely separate. Are called what?

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Rebellion (ritualist)

67
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Is an anarchist society a rebellion

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yes

68
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no materialistic view or money society

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yes

69
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An anarchist commune is a rebellion

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yes

70
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Shut off all societal strains (Copenhagen) is this is a rebellion?

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yes

71
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Salafist state is a rebellion?

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true

72
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RKC & LAO say yes, merton is right! if opportunity is blocked then there is a strain and crime, but crime isn’t an easy profession either

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true

73
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RKC and LAO said Merton didn’t consider illegitimate opportunities have red tape or barriers?

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true

74
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Illegitimate trade requires a skill, like legitimate opportunities.

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true

75
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Does Merton (Strain theory) think of criminals and non-criminals as fundamentally different?

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no

76
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Is this the first line of theory

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yes

77
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Is Anomie, Strain, Opportunistic on the left side and progressive?

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yes

78
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Did RKC & LAO take it a step further and state that there is no real difference between legitimate and illegitimate occupations just like no difference among criminals and noncriminals?

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yes

79
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Does this line of theories think that criminals are different from other criminals or non criminals

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no

80
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Is Atavism way right wing side thinking?

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yes

81
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Atavism believes criminals are born

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true

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