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becker believed
deviance is product of social process of labeling
give up normal goals
rebellion
don’t want to be rich, will break rules
retreatism
given up, won’t break rules
ritualism
moral crusade termed by
howard becker
broken windows
urban decay increases criminal opportunity (NYPD and 0 tolerance policing)
want to be successful, not legal
innovation
try to be successful, legal
conformists
criticism of chicago school
ecological fallacy, class bias, poor= marginable not disorganized
environment influences behavior
chicago school
informal social control
rxns of individuals to bring conformity to norms and laws. peer pressure. chicago school lacked this.
regenerative shaming
hate sinner not sin
stigmatization
acquiring durable labels, spoiled identities
related to deviance amplification
escalation
non-enforcement
covert facilitation
deviance product of (3)
labeling
ideas of normality
made by powerful groups
primary deviance
acceptance of label
secondary deviance
repeat offenses due to changed self concept
deviance amplification
cycle of increasing numbers of reports on a category of undesired events leading to moral panic
institutional anomie evaluation (3)
focuses on economic argument and the problem of inequality
doesn’t specify all mechanisms
doesn’t focus on individual level variables
institutional anomie (messner and rosenfeld)
problem-predominance of economy in society
evaluation of general strain theory
introduces social psychology and importance of social relationships in influencing behavior
cant explain all forms of crime
cant explain why ppl without strain commit crime
general strain theory model
social position - individual traits - ignorance of consequences - animal abuse
sources of general strain theory (3)
failure to achieve and value goals
removal from valued stimuli
presentation of - stimuli
nature of general strain theory
failure to achieve or negative stimuli from relationships
general strain theory created by
robert agnen
anomie
strain resulting from contradictions between cultural goals and institutionalized means
sexual coercion isn’t
forcible rape
forcible rape mainly committed by
acquaintances
forcible rape is
increasing
forcible rape
carnal knowledge without consent
aggravated assault methods (3)
firearms
knives
other
aggravated assault
decreasing
most common violent crime
aggravated assault
problems with moral crusades
validity and generalizability
not good theory of primary deviance
moral crusade
creators and enforcers
institutionalize
forcing moral views upon other people