Emily Durkheim Flashcards
who was first person to critic atavistic theory
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim which century
19th Century
Emile Durkheim decendance
French / American
Which American city had a sociology department early in history
Chicago
Classical theorist?
yes
1st critic of adavism
yes
did he critic with a spin?
yes
What was the spin Emily Durkheim did?
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?
did Durkheim say crime is an indicator of a healthy society?
yes
Did Durkheim say crime is not an indicator of a sick society?
yes
Name a society that does not have crime?
none (except of course anarchy)
Anarchist society
has no crimes
According to Durkheim a society that has laws is a healthy society.
yes, Durkheim is a statist
According to Durkheim, Criminalization serves a healthy purpose in any “healthy” society.
true
What does Durkheim mean?
In order for you to know what your are for, you need to know what your against.
Reason why societies criminalized some behavior is to?
define themselves of who they are and what they are not
Does it matter what behavior is criminalized?
no
did Durkheim say that crime is arbitrary?
yes
No logical reason why some laws are a crime in some places and not in other places
true
Proof: There is no behavior that is universally criminal?
True
no behavior is criminal
true
criminality is a subjective category
true
could crime be a result of a pathological condition?
no
proof: behaviors are not universally criminal
true
What is a pathological connection?
connection between genetics and criminal behavior or any specific behavior
There is no chain or pathological connection
true
without positivism Durkheim logically deduced that atavism does not make sense.
true
Anomie is Durkheim’s second reading?
true
Anomie, Strain, and Opportunity Structures: Are these connected?
yes
Anomie is connected to who?
Emily Durkheim
Strain is connected to who?
Robert K Merton
Opportunity Structures
Richard A Cloward & Lloyed E Ohlin
These four theorist are all talking about the same theory
yes
Did Durkheim come up with Anomie; Suicide
yes
Did Merton come up with Strain Theory?
yes
Richard K Cloward & Lloyed A. Ohlin came up with opportunity structures?
yes
Do I need to know how each of their ideas merge to the one before to make it a better theory?
yes
did Durkheim do a huge positivist research study on suicide?
yes
Egoistic VS
Altruistic
Anomie VS
Fatalistic
is depression a snowball effect that leads to suicide (Egoistic)
yes
Is Egoistic lack of integration?
yes
Is Altruistic too strong of a connection that leads to suicide?
yes
Altruistic suicide
martyr
is an inmate who commits suicide a fatalistic suicide?
yes
paraplegic suicide considered “fatalistic?”
yes
is suicide bomber fatalistic if he has nothing to live for and kills himself?
yes
Is Anomic suicide most relevant to this class?
yes
Is Anomic suicide caused by a collapse of expectations
yes
Is Anomic suicide done by individuals with a high sense of “despair.”
yes
Give one example of Anomie suicide.
career they always wanted & something fucks it up at the end.
Give another example: rich man turns poor (deep despair caused by collapse of expectation)
Anomie suicide
Did Merton take anomie and spin a theory called “Strain Theory?
yes
Is there tension between culturally accepted goals?
yes
ritualist
do all things society expects but not interested in materialistic goals or attainment
group not interested in societal goals or paradigm or materialistic attainment are called
Retreats (unibomber) (off the grid)
Who are innovators
want big house & materialistic goals; they don’t have opportunities. Legit opportunities are blocked they start to hustle.
Do innovators, innovate because of the circumstances they are in?
yes
Is this Merton’s progressive perspective on innovators?
yes
Are innovators fundamentally good or bad people?
good
Are innovators a product of societal blockage who resort to committing crimes?
yes
Are innovators committing crimes to get to the level of people who do have opportunities to reach societal goals?
yes
Therefore crime is a social economic problem, who said this?
Robert K Merton
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?
Yes, Strain theory - if you find yourself in a position where you are not given an opportunity & you have responsibilities; social strains develop (innovators).
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?
yes
A group people who live in a system that is completely separate. Are called what?
Rebellion (ritualist)
Is an anarchist society a rebellion
yes
no materialistic view or money society
yes
An anarchist commune is a rebellion
yes
Shut off all societal strains (Copenhagen) is this is a rebellion?
yes
Salafist state is a rebellion?
true
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
true
RKC and LAO said Merton didn’t consider illegitimate opportunities have red tape or barriers?
true
Illegitimate trade requires a skill, like legitimate opportunities.
true
Does Merton (Strain theory) think of criminals and non-criminals as fundamentally different?
no
Is this the first line of theory
yes
Is Anomie, Strain, Opportunistic on the left side and progressive?
yes
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?
yes
Does this line of theories think that criminals are different from other criminals or non criminals
no
Is Atavism way right wing side thinking?
yes
Atavism believes criminals are born
true
