Mid Term 2 Flashcards
Durkheim found that suicide rates were higher due to
Total cut off from society
An example of a social fact is the concept of crime rates which are made up of real things.
True
Mechanical solidarity is a characteristic of a society thats joined by consensus.
True
Organic societies are interdependent
True
The United States and most western societies are examples of organic solidarity.
True
Durkheim suggested that anomie was due to a social structure having the same goals without equal means of achievement.
False. Merton said this
Durkheim =
Anomie
Merton =
Same goals different methods
Subculture theory suggests that crime is a result of genetic makeup.
False
Central concerns of the life of the lower class according to Walter Miller include fate and toughness.
True
Gilligan suggested the core issue of most violent offenders is shame from being(???)
True
The Kent state massacre is an example of conflict theory.
True
The intellectual heritage for conflict theory originates with Cesare Lombroso.
False
Describe Retrospective Interpretation.
The idea is we look at somebody who committed a crime and then we try to explain why they did it by looking back at their life. Their childhood and their mother and father.
Labeling happens after a person commits one crime and puts them into a category of deviance.
False
