Theories Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Functionalism

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Organic Analogy

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2
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Durkheim

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Functional/ Inevitable/ Normal

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3
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Merton

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Strain between American Dream and reality

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4
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Hirschi

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Control theory- 4 social bonds

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5
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Functional Subcultural Theories

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Alternate norms and values

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6
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Cohen

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Status frustration

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7
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Cloward and Ohlin

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Illegitimate Opportunity Structures

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8
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Miller

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Focal Concerns- alternative culture of the w/c

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9
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Marxist Subcultural Theories

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How Proletariat cope with alienation

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10
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BCCCS

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Subcultures- magical solution

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11
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Interactionism

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Impact of labelling

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12
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Becker

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Labelling and Master Status

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13
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Lemert

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Secondary deviance and self fulfilling prophecy

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14
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Goffmann

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Power of mentally ill as a label

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15
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Matza

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Drift in and out of deviance due to value given to label

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16
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Marxism

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Bourgeoisie oppress the Proletariat

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17
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Gordon

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Capitalism= criminogenic

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18
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Chamberliss

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Property laws protect the Bourgeoisie

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19
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Snider

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Laws passed enable capitalism to thrive

20
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Reiman

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Selective law enforcement

21
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Pearce

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Health and safety laws really benefit the Bourgeoisie

22
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Corporate Crime

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Ignored in crime statistics

23
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Passas

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Strain to make profit

24
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Box

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Criminogenic capitalism makes criminals of everyone

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Hagan
Social Capital Theory- misuse of trust
26
Weisbund
White collar criminals believe they are above the law
27
Neo- Marxism
Hegemony- whoever controls ideas controls society
28
Right Realists
Inspired by Functionalism
29
Murray
Culture of dependency
30
Clarke
Rational Choice Theory
31
Felson
Routine Activity Theory- informal guardians
32
Wilson
Broken window theory
33
Left Realists
Inspired by Marxism and Interactionism
34
Lea and Young
Square of crime
35
Feminism
Women and crime
36
Heidesohn
"Malestream" bias of Sociology of crime
37
Smart
Women and double deviance
38
Pollack
Chivalry thesis
39
Carlen
Rejection of patriarchal ideas
40
Postmodernism
Collapse of traditional sources of authority
41
Henry and Milovanic
Harms of reduction/ Harms of repression
42
Foucault
Surveillance controls everyone
43
Jones
Decriminalise and don't treat as criminal
44
Baudrillard
Hyperreality- media created reality
45
Kidd- Hewitt and Osbourne
Crime reported as spectacle
46
Kooistra and Mahoney
Crime= entertainment/ sensationalism
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Postman
Media use crime as "infotainment."