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| A term coined by Robert Merton, anomie means a collective loss of community values/societal breakdown ie 4chan. |
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| Was a French sociologist, Believed that crime was not only normal but functional, Every society had crime |
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A theory brought about by Durkheim. Organic- Divided, low collective conscious as people become more independently employed
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- In an organic society, the role of law is to negotiate interactions between people. It becomes a way for society to become organized.
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- As a society becomes more organic there will be an increase in behavior that will become tolerated.
- The purpose of the punishment will change
- In an organic society, during times of rapid social change, there will be an increase in criminal behavior
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Mechanical - Collective conscious is high
- The role of law is to keep people from breakin the norm
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- Punishments or crime will remain stable in a mechanical society
- What is defined as criminal will stay the same in a mech society.
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| Came up with the theory of Social Disorganization. Published their work in 1942 in a book that was called Juvenile delinquency in urban areas Assumptions: Crime must understood in the context in which it occurs. ¨ A crime ridden community may promote new cultural tendencies. ¨ Social Disorganization is the consequence of rapid social change brought on by immigration patterns. |
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| Coined the term anomie. His typology to anomie is the most commonly known form of strain theory. Offered five adaptations to anomie. |
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| Five adaptations to anomie. |
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| Conformity, Innovation, Ritualism, Retreatism, and Rebellion. |
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